Lot 134
  • 134

Grande coupe sur pied (concours du Mans) en argent par Emile Froment- Meurice, Paris, 1857

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 EUR
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Description

  • Grande coupe sur pied (concours du Mans) en argent par Emile Froment- Meurice, Paris, 1857
  • centre engraved with the arms and name of Charles de Girard Viscount de Charnacé, dated 1857
  • Diam. 37 cm, haut. 26,8 cm, 2.666 gr. ; 10 1/2 in diam., 14 1/2 in high, 85oz 15dwt
le marli de la coupe orné de quatre médaillons contenant des instruments de jardin dans une frise de volubilis et épis de blé sur fond amati, le bord interne gravé CONCOURS REGIONAL DU MANS 1857 PRIME D'HONNEUR AGRICOLE, le centre gravé Charles de Girard, Vte de Charnacé, ainsi que de ses armes timbrées d'une couronne de marquis et de la devise PEU DIRE ET BEAUCOUP FAIRE, la gravure signée Thénard

Condition

In overall good condition. The bowl slightly bent. Signed FROMENT MEURICE under the stem, Minerva head mark on the bowl border. Very nice qualilty.
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