Verseuse marabout à côtes torses, Paris, 1732-1738

l'anse en argent ciselée de canaux torses, l'appui-pouce en coquille, la prise du couvercle en forme de bosquet, un serpent à ses pieds, le bord appliqué d'un lézard

flat-base, silver handle, foliate with a snake and lizard

Bon état général, un petit choc sur une côte. Poinçons: sous le corps, charge et décharge lisibles, trace de l'orfèvre et de la jurande. Le couvercle apparemment non poinçonné. Belle pièce, décor inhabituel. Bon poids. In overall good condition. one small dent on a flute. Marks: under the base, charge and discharge clear, trace of jurande and maker, the cover apparently unmarked. Very nice and unusual design. Good weight.
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Pour une cafetière similaire par Sébastien Igonnet, 1738-1739, voir Faith Dennis, Three centuries of French Domestic Silver, n° 185.