{"product_id":"vintage-silver-plated-wine-cooler-with-grape-vine-rim","title":"Vintage Silver Plated Wine Cooler with Grape Vine Rim","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Bacchanalian Necklace for Your Bubbles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome wine coolers are content to just stand there and sweat. Not this one. A garland of plump grape clusters and veined vine leaves tumbles around her rim like \u003cem\u003ea Bacchanalian necklace\u003c\/em\u003e. Little tendrils curl up over the edge as if the vine is trying to peek inside \u003cem\u003e(we don’t blame it)\u003c\/em\u003e. Below, a sleek body flares out to meet the garland, then narrows to a stepped, footed base. Clean lines at the bottom, \u003cem\u003ea party at the top.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003egrape-and-vine border\u003c\/strong\u003e is an old flirtation in silver. Regency Sheffield coolers wore it back in the 1820s. This vintage beauty, made in the 1960s-1970s, takes up the same story with a lighter, more modern hand. Give her a polish and she gleams like a mirror ball. Leave her be and she settles into a soft, lived-in glow. Either way, \u003cem\u003eshe does wonders with candlelight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’s made for one bottle of something chilled: \u003cem\u003eChampagne, Chablis, or a cheeky pét-nat\u003c\/em\u003e. Off duty, she’s just as happy. Fill her with garden roses on the sideboard, give her a fistful of hydrangeas in the hall, or let her corral corkscrews and linen napkins on the bar cart. \u003cem\u003eSanté!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnmarked, as so many vintage pieces are, with honest signs of use and some wear to the plating beneath the foot \u003cem\u003e(the part only the tablecloth ever sees).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little note on silver plate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSilver plate is the clever cousin of solid silver: a sturdy base metal dressed in a\u003cstrong\u003e fine coat of real silver\u003c\/strong\u003e. It gives you all \u003cem\u003ethe glamour and gleam\u003c\/em\u003e at a far friendlier price \u003cem\u003e(and leaves more in the budget for Champagne).\u003c\/em\u003e The one thing to know is that the silver layer is a dress, not a skin, so treat it kindly. After a party, rinse your cooler with warm water and a drop of mild soap, then dry it straight away with a soft cloth. No dishwasher, no scouring pads, and only the occasional gentle polish when she starts looking a bit sleepy. Too much enthusiastic rubbing slowly wears the silver away. Treat her well and she’ll keep chilling, sparkling, and stealing the show at your table \u003cem\u003efor decades to come!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little note on photographing silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSilver is a diva in front of the camera.\u003cem\u003e It reflects everything\u003c\/em\u003e: the room, the lights, and, if we're not careful, our surprised faces staring back at us \u003cem\u003e(not the look we're going for)\u003c\/em\u003e. To keep the attention on the piece, we shoot with large screens around it to control the reflections. But all that shine has one side effect: fine scratches, small nicks, and \u003cem\u003egentle signs of wear\u003c\/em\u003e can hide in the glare and be hard to see in the photos. We always do our very best to show every piece as honestly as possible. Before anything leaves us, we polish it by hand, so what arrives at your door is always a beautiful, weighty piece with the soft patina of an object that has been used for decades \u003cem\u003eand is still loved today!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildschut Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57725131850101,"sku":"Deco-Cooler-Grapes","price":340.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/7930\/4236\/files\/Wildschut-Antiques-Cooler-Grape-Vines-Web.jpg?v=1793811761","url":"https:\/\/wildschut-antiques.com\/products\/vintage-silver-plated-wine-cooler-with-grape-vine-rim","provider":"Wildschut Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}