A SILVER COVERED EWER, BY GABRIEL TILLET, BORDEAUX, 1728-1729 | A silver covered ewer, by Gabriel Tillet, Bordeaux, 1728-1729

baluster shaped on a circular gadrooned foot, the body divided in three bands by moulded rims, the lower part with chased lambrequins and scrolls on matted ground, the center with crowned coat-of-arms and scrolls on matted ground, cover with gadrooned rim, flowers ans scrolls on matted ground, the finial shaped as bud, with scroll handle, the foot slightly bumped

Some scratches and pittings in places. The footrim slightly bumped. Very nice engraving. Good weight. Marked under the base and inside cover. In overall good condition
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The quartered arms 2 to 3 are those of the princes de la Tour d'Auvergne.