Circular in form, this small vessel was designed to cool an individual drinking glass by placing it in crushed ice or cold water.
It is fitted with two finely modelled side handles, or "ears", shaped as shells, a decorative motif characteristic of the Rococo style that remained highly fashionable during the period.
The piece stands on a small circular foot, providing both stability and visual elegance.
Hard-paste porcelain.
White ground decorated in polychrome with scattered floral sprays and small blossoms. Blue and gilt bands accent the rims.
This cylindrical vessel, intended for cooling a single drinking glass, is moulded at both the base and the rim and rests on a low circular foot. It is fitted with two Rococo-style handles.
Marks : Hand-painted in blue with the interlaced double "L" mark. Decorator's mark "DT" for Dutanda, flower painter at the Sèvres Manufactory from 1765 to 1802. Also bearing the mark "LW", recorded but as yet unidentified.
Dimensions : Height 10.2 cm – Width 15.5 cm
Condition : Perfect condition.
Period : 18th century – Louis XVI period (circa 1780).
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the ability to keep ice available throughout the year, stored in icehouses or ice wells, was a clear sign of wealth and social distinction. The use of refined objects such as wine-glass coolers or bottle coolers therefore symbolized elegance, luxury, and the sophisticated French art de vivre.
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