Designed as an ice bucket with Champagne bottle, topped with lucite ice cubes, the black suede exterior inscribed Champagne, Reims, France, opening to reveal a large interior compartment and interior pocket, signed Anne-Marie, 228, Rue de Rivoli, Hotel Meurice, Paris; 1940s. Sold in Anne-Marie's shop in the Hotel Meurice, the Champagne bucket purse was also gifted to VIP guests of the hotel, placed in their suites to be found on their arrival. For another example of this Champagne bucket purse see Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style, Smithsonian Books, ed. Kathryn Hennessey, page 294. It measures 7 1/2 widest, 4 inches deepest and 8 inches high to top of ice and 10 3/4 to top of handle.

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The suede rubs off color. A few ice cubes near the rim are missing or original ? (please refer to the last picture). Wavy bottom Please let us know if you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot via email succettigallery@gmail.com or through the lot inquiry button only. Absence of a statement to condition in the description does not construe a statement of any kind. Please refer to Terms and Conditions of the sale.

10.75 x 7.5 x 4 in