Plateau ovale sur piédouche en vermeil, poinçon de maître ?C, Paris, 1756-1757

gravé aux armes royales de France, décoré postérieurement de guirlandes de fleurs et de fleurs de lys, le pied également insculpé d'une contremarque pour Paris 1768-1774

Formerly a stand for a cruet or a pair of `pots a fard'. Marked on body and foot, clear marks except maker which is only partly visible. General conditon excellent. Interesting item and good solid weight
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Les armes sont probablement celles de Madame Victoire (1733-1799), cinquième fille du Roi Louis XV. Les mêmes armes se retrouvent sur une clochette de table en vermeil, Paris, 1784-1785, faite pour le château de Bellevue, maintenant dans les collections de Versailles. 

The arms are probably those of Madame Victoire 5th daughter of Louis XV (1733-1799). The same arms in a similarly rendered cartouche with a vine border, can be found on a silver-gilt bell, Paris, 1784, part of the toilet service made for Madame Victoire at the Chateau de Bellevue, now at Versailles.