Vintage French Double-Branded Champagne Bucket silver-plate setter A rare German nutcracker cast

A rare German nutcracker cast entirely in brass and stamped GES

and optimism to the Victorian table

The richly detailed border

Crafted by the artist

including game birds

Vintage French Double-Branded Champagne Bucket silver-plate setter A rare German nutcracker castThis unusual vintage French champagne bucket features two different Champagne house labels, Abel Lepitre and A. de Bourbon Parme of Reims, each set into its own precisely shaped, factory cut recessed plaque. The tailored metalwork confirms the dual branding was intentional from manufacture rather than a later modification. In mid 20th century France, Champagne houses working through shared distributors or hospitality commissions sometimes produced