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A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER-PLATED WINE COOLERS

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Of campana form, bearing an armorial crest with the banner Invicta. Together with an American silver-plated ice bucket, engraved with the monogram KHH. 3 items

height of pair 11 3/4 in.

Katharine Hepburn used the monogrammed ice bucket in this lot on a daily basis. Ice would be brought from the kitchen to the second-floor rear living room of her New York City townhouse and used for Miss Hepburn's evening ritual - a glass of grapefruit juice followed by Famous Grouse scotch and soda.

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