Lot 206
  • 206

Ecuelle couverte en argent, le corps par Marguerite Desaint, veuve Soldat, Mâcon, 1749-1750, le couvercle, Paris, 1750-1756

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Ecuelle couverte en argent, le corps par Marguerite Desaint, veuve Soldat, Mâcon, 1749-1750, le couvercle, Paris, 1750-1756
  • handles shell-chased, cover finely engraved with strapwork and fruit, finial shaped as a cabbage
  • Long. 29,8 cm, 643 gr. ; 11 3/4 in, 20oz 26 dwt
le corps uni, les deux oreilles à décor de coquilles et cartouches, le couvercle finement gravé de rinceaux et lambrequins sur fond amati, la prise en chou sur une terrasse gravée de feuilles de chou

Condition

Bon état général. Armoiries effacées sur le corps. Petits chocs d'usage sur le couvercle et le corps. Poinçons: Sous le corps et sous chaque oreille, orfèvre et communauté très lisibles, charge lisible. Sur le bord du couvercle, décharge Paris 1750-1756, décharge Paris 1756-1762 insculpée deux fois, traces d'autres poinçons
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