A very rare and important gilt and silvered bronze wine cooler. Modeled with two, Russian polar bears at the handles and with a young gunmen holding a rifle seated with a sea otter. The design and construction of this piece led us to assume this could be made in Russia by a master bronzier. Please note this piece is unsigned. Possibly made by Pavel Sazikov, in the 1860’s. H 19 in. x W 15 in. x D 9 in.