Paire de seaux à rafraîchir anglais en métal argenté, vers 1840

chaque côté des seaux gravé d'un blason et de la devise TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE, les anses retenues par des têtes de faunes, doublures d'origine

Both in overall good condition. One with one bump near one handle, another in the lower part, some plating partly missing near one handle and on the handles. The second one with two small bumps on the lower part, the plating missing on some parts of the handles and near one handle. Under one of the coolers is a mark, a hand within a rectangle. Both with original liners. Very nice quality.
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Les armes et la devise sont celles de la famille Mackintosh, d'Ecosse