a French pewter wine flagon, so-called "Cimarre", Champagne 18th century

the baluster-shaped body turned with tall, bell-shaped base, engraved with concentric bands, the domed lid with acorn finial, double acorn thumb rest and single hinge, the strap handle struck with groups of points and lightly engraved, at the top buckle-shaped handle suspended from plain rods, light grey patina

Literature:
Philips / Dubbe nr. 137

Related Literature:
Boucaud 1952, no. 100, p. 11 and no. 102, p. 12 and 16
Boucaud-Frégnac 1978, p. 116