Tiger Ice or Wine Bucket by Arthur Court

Ice goes in the tiger. The tiger does not comment.

This tiger ice or wine bucket is the work of Arthur Court, cast aluminum, ca. 2000. Figural aluminum serving pieces of this kind belong to the tradition of tabletop objects made for entertaining, meant to get a laugh and keep a bottle cold. He sits upright with one paw before the other, his tail wrapped close. Stripes and fur are engraved over the bright, polished surface, and his eyes are dark. A seam at the collar shows where the head lifts away. Seventeen and a half inches high.

Guests tend to remember who poured.