Silver mustard jar in the shape of a baluster resting...
Silver mustard jar in the shape of a baluster resting on a gadrooned base. The body is embossed with lanceolate leaves on an amati background in the lower section. The removable lid, featuring moldings and fillets, edged with a frieze of ovals; the upper handle in a split-seed design on a godron-decorated terrace. Hallmarks: Made in northern France; guild mark “Q” beneath a closed crown, possibly Dunkirk 1739–1740 or Bergues 1718–1719; and a master silversmith who is difficult to identify. Height: 14.5 cm - Weight: 199 g (without the glass lining)
Provenance: Private collection in Cannes
Appraiser: Sancy Expertise Paris - Florian Doux
Silver mustard jar in the shape of a baluster resting on a gadrooned base. The body is embossed with lanceolate leaves on an amati background in the lower section. The removable lid, featuring moldings and fillets, edged with a frieze of ovals; the upper handle in a split-seed design on a godron-decorated terrace. Hallmarks: Made in northern France; guild mark “Q” beneath a closed crown, possibly Dunkirk 1739–1740 or Bergues 1718–1719; and a master silversmith who is difficult to identify. Height: 14.5 cm - Weight: 199 g (without the glass lining)
Provenance: Private collection in Cannes
Appraiser: Sancy Expertise Paris - Florian Doux
