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Sterling Silver Champagne Bucket

From our Barware collection, we are delighted to introduce this rare Silver and Boar Tusk Silver Champagne Bucket by Hukin and Heath. The Champagne Bucket cast solid sterling silver with a waisted body and high shine finish is mounted with three natural boat tusks around the circumference acting not only as decorating but for practical handles also. Silver and Boar Tusk Silver Champagne Bucket is hallmarked by esteemed silversmiths Hukin and Heath, sterling, London and dated to the late Art Nouveau period 1912.

Measurements (inches) 7.1 High x 6.7 Diameter (10.24 with tusks)

Literature Mark Goodger 25th Anniversary Catalogue Page 70

Hukin and Heath were silversmiths and electroplaters of Birmingham, established by Jonathan Wilson Hukin and John Thomas Heath, who registered London marks in 1879. When Hukin retired in 1881 the partnership continued with Heath and J. H. Middleton. The firm’s association with Dr. Christopher Dresser began in 1877; the first registered design dates from 1878, and others were entered up to 1881. Dresser’s designs were launched at the opening of the firm’s showrooms in Charterhouse Street in August 1879. Some of Dresser’s metalwork designs are still in production today.

Art Nouveau was an international style of art and architecture, especially the decorative arts. It was inspired by natural forms such as the curves of plants and flowers. Other characteristics of Art Nouveau were a sense of dynamism, movement and the use of modern materials particularly iron, glass and ceramics to create unusual forms. It was popular between 1890 and 1910 during the Belle Époque period and before the First World War. It was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th century architecture and decoration.

Sterling Silver is an alloy composed by weight of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness (parts per thousand) of 925.

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