Lot 49
  • 49

A Pair of Louis XVI Silver Verrieres, Louis-Jean-Baptiste Cheret, Paris, 1789

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on underside of body and foot with maker, date and charge marks, foot rim with export mark for 1781-89, control mark for 1893-1970
  • length over handles 15 1/2 in.
  • 39.3cm
each oval with scalloped rim and applied borders of berried laurel, raised on a conforming pedestal foot and with bi-furcated cattail handles

Provenance

J. Kugel, Paris

Condition

one with old repair to lower handle, some scratches from use, overall good condition
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