Lot 329
  • 329

Aiguière et son bassin en argent par Pierre-Jacques Meurice, Paris, 1809-1819

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • the handle shaped as a woman dressed with a textile, the basin applied with two river god heads
  • 1 513 gr; long. du bassin 34,2 cm, haut. de l'aiguière 32,2 cm
  • 48.6oz; the basin 13.5in. long, the ewer 12.7in. high
l'anse en femme drapée d'un linge, le bassin appliqué de deux têtes de divinités fluviales 

Condition

In overall good condition. Marks: the basin stamped under the border with title, guarantee and maker legible, also stamped with mater French control mark (boar head), on the border with a mark partly legible and the later French control mark. The ewer footrim stamped with guarantee very legible, the neck with maker, title and guarantee very legible, and another small mark, . Very elegant piece.
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