"Silver Lined Cooler By Ch.balaine In Paris Restoration Period"
Charles Balaine, goldsmith active in Paris from 1827 to 1844, installed rue du faubourg du Temple: champagne bucket cooler with two handles resting on a shower foot decorated with gadroons and flowering branches It is complete with its removable lid It bears the hallmarks: Ch Balaine in Paris in full, and again the DOUBLE punch with grasshopper, and numbering 10 In used condition, wear, small bumps on the belly Work from the Restoration period, first half of the 19th century Height 23cm diameter 22cm