Eichholtz Walpole Cooler

The Eichholtz Walpole Cooler in plated silver, inspired by a pair of silver wine coolers crafted in the French style by William Lukin I, combines historical elegance with modern sophistication. Dimensions: L 32 | W 30 | H 30 cm.

HISTORIC ORIGINS
The design draws inspiration from a pair of 18th-century wine coolers made for Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. The originals adorned the dining room at his stately home, Houghton Hall. Such spectacular vessels, designed to cool individual bottles of wine, were a novelty at the time and epitomized the fashionable taste and opulence of one of the wealthiest men in 18th-century England.