Red Metal and Brass "Hat" Ice Bucket

Cognac leather and brass umbrella stand, France, 1960s With lovely patina to the cognac leather, with plastic rim and brass handles.

Sculptural painted patinated metal umbrella stand, 1960's Painted metal in patinated copper look.

Pair of Mathieu Matégot Bonbonniere in black and Red, France, 1950s.

Carl Auböck brass ashtray, model 3317, Austria 1935.

Art Deco Ruby Red Ice Bucket with chrome handle and ice tongs.

Art Deco Ruby Red Glass Ice Bucket with chrome handle and tongs.

Ice bucket by the Italian designer Aldo Tura in red goatskin with brass lid and bronze handle, 1960s.

Here is a very attractive mid-century ice bucket by Italian designer Aldo Tura. This model is in a beautiful red parchment with brass accents. Although the metal is brass, it has almost more of a warm silver tone--only pointing this out for accuracy--the pictures show the color fairly accurately. The glass liner is intact. There are some scratches to the parchment (the deepest is shown in a photo) and the brass has some roughness and minor pitting--mostly on the lid. None of these imperfections take away from the overall presentation of this unique piece. The ice bucket measures just over 11" high with the handle raised and 8.5" to the top of the lid's pull. At its widest, it measures 7.75". The goatskin cube...