Lot 132
  • 132

Grand rafraîchissoir en vermeil, Belgique, 1831-1868

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Grand rafraîchissoir en vermeil, Belgique, 1831-1868
  • Long. 52,5 cm, 6 375 g ; 21 in wide, 205oz
reposant sur un piédouche, le corps godronné, le col appliqué d'une frise de rinceaux et rosettes encadrant à quatre médaillons ajourés du monogramme ADH timbré d'une couronne ducale, les anses en serpents entrelacés, avec une doublure en métal

Condition

Bon état général. Une partie de la lettre H manquante sur un des monogrammes. Poinçons: Royaume de Belgique 1831-1868 (lyre dans un carré, 1T), poinçon de garantie (P1 dans un ovale, peut-être pour Alexis Préherbu), poinçon français d'importation (charançon dans un ovale) et d'autres poinçons difficiles à lire. Très beau modèle. Une paire de rafraichissoirs par Joseph Germain Dutalis, Bruxelles, vers 1815-1820, appliqués du même monogramme que sur ce rafraichissoir, voir Sotheby's New York, 12 avril 1994, n° 143. Veuillez noter que le poids indiqué dans le catalogue comprend un axe en fer. In overall good condition, also stamped with French import marks. Nice design. For a pair of wine-coolers by JG Dutalis, Brussels, circa 1815-1820, applied with the same monogram than this large silver-gilt wine-cooler, see Sotheby's New York, 12 April 1994, nr 143. Please note that the weight indicated in the catalogue includes an iron stem.
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