PARIS 1819 - 1838 Ewer and its round silver basin. The pedestal is successively chiseled with a row of water leaves and pearls in recall on the upper part of the body and the border, the base is enhanced with leaf appliques. The body, in the middle part, is decorated with an antique style hairy and bearded face, framed by swans and scrolls. The handle shows a mermaid with butterfly wings holding a bunch of grapes in her raised arms. The circular basin is enhanced by four antique sconces on the theme of the sea. The basin and ewer are later numbered with interlaced letters. Condition: former restoration of the ewer's pedestal, small splinter on the edge of the basin. Goldsmith: attributed to Jean-François BUREL. Weight: 1641.20 g - height: 37.5 cm - diameter: 30.4 cm