Unusual antique porcelain ice pail or cooler in the Vienna/Royal Vienna style For Sale

Antique Vienna Style Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler Blue Shield Mark Paw Feet FloralAntique condition with age-related wear. There are chips and hairline cracks, including damage to the lid as shown clearly in the photographs. Interior shows wear consistent with age and use. Please review all photographs carefully as they are part of the description Beautiful and unusual antique porcelain ice pail or cooler in the Vienna / Royal Vienna style.Approximately 15 1/2 inches tall from the base to the top of the finial.The piece has four elegant tapering legs ending in paw feet, a fitted domed lid with floral finial, and hand-painted floral decoration in pink, purple, yellow, green and blue.The interior bears a blue shield-style mark, sometimes referred to as a “beehive” mark, along with an additional hand-painted mark. The exact maker and date have not been definitively identified, so this piece is being offered as Vienna / Royal Vienna style rather than attributed to a specific factory.This form is associated with porcelain ice pails or coolers used at the dining table. Similar forms may also be described as wine coolers, jardinières or cachepots.The piece has considerable decorative presence and displays beautifully.Please note that this is an antique piece and is not perfect. There are chips, age-related wear and hairline cracks, particularly to the lid. These areas are photographed and disclosed rather than concealed.Please examine all photographs carefully for condition, decoration, construction and marks.A striking and unusual piece of antique European-style.