A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER ICE PAILS / COOLERS

A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER ICE PAILS / COOLERS

BY A. RISLER AND CARRE, PARIS, C.1900-1920

of circular form, with alternate vertical bands of fluted and swag decoration, with two foliate cartouches, engraved with the Rothschild crest, with electroplated detachable liners, on circular bases (2)

28.5cm diameter

approx. weighable 78oz.

Provenance

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Catalogue Note

In 1897 Andre Risler and George Carre opened their shop in the fashionable Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore in Paris. The company offered the finest silverware and exclusive jewellery. They won a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 and were one of only six French silversmiths to exhibit at the Universal Exhibition in Saint Louis, USA in 1904.