A Flemish silver mustard pot, maker's mark only EM crowned, possibly a member of the Molinet family, (Saint-Trond), circa 1765
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November 10, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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A Flemish silver mustard pot, maker's mark only EM crowned, possibly a member of the Molinet family, (Saint-Trond), circa 1765
of faceted baluster from with hinged cover and foliate handle surmounted by a long-haired bust, engraved with strapwork on matting, underside of the foot initiailled M.C.O
18.5cm., 7¼in. high
263gr, 8oz. 8dwt.
Three mustard pots with identical busts on the handle, struck similarly with crowned maker's mark only of the brothers Egide and Jean-Baptiste Molinet of Saint-Trond are illustrated in the exhibition catalogue L'Orfevrerie Civile Ancienne du Pays de Liege, Musee de L'Art Wallon, Liege, 19 April-2 June, 1991, pp. 300 and 301.
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