France, Saint Cloud, 18th century / c. 1730
Pair of Bottle Coolers (Seaux à rafraîchir)
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Pair of Bottle Coolers (Seaux à rafraîchir) as ceramic (France, Saint Cloud, 18th century · c. 1730).
These bottle coolers would have been used to cool glasses or small bottles.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this ceramic as soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration and credits Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French).
The museum's collection notes: The Saint-Cloud Porcelain Factory was known for its innovation in color. Shades of green and blue are used to paint the main decoration of these bottle coolers, a palette typical of the Chinese porcelain famille verte. The alternating red and gold outlines of the figures and objects is relatively rare and generally only seen on two shapes produced at Saint-Cloud, bottle coolers and cream pots.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The Cleveland Museum of ArtPair of Bottle Coolers (Seaux à rafraîchir)Original explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.