Emile Hugo .800 Silver Ewer and Basin

Napoleon III .800 Silver Ewer and Basin , Emile Hugo, Paris, act. 1853-1880, export hallmarks, ewer with hollowcast C-scroll handle, both with engine-turned decoration, foliate cartouches and handsome period monograms, ewer h. 12 1/2 in., basin h. 4 1/2 in., dia. 14 7/8 in ., total wt. 56.75 troy ozs. Provenance: Williamson-LeBlanc Collection, Cornstalk Fence House, New Orleans