DOUAI 1746 - 1749 A four-legged silver baluster jug with scrolled feet extended by seven-petal flower attachments forming a shell. The body is embossed with ribs, alternating two ribs and flat parts on the lid, flat parts on which come to apply the attachments of the feet. Engraved with a figure M in a frame of leaves surmounted by a floral crown. The lid, moulded with gadroons and double doucine, is embossed with a terrace of twisted leaves alternating with flowers on which is screwed a grip with the same motif. The handle is screwed into the hood. On the reverse side is engraved in a semi-circle a commemorative dedication: GEORGES ET HENRIETTE DORMEUIL, A ANDRE ET MADELEINE DORMEUIL, 18 MARCH 1881 - 1906, two crossed ears of wheat in the centre. Master goldsmith: Charles Louis GERARD, received in 1716 Master goldsmith's mark on the reverse side, on the spout, on the neck cover and on each foot Re-tested in Lille in 1809 - 1819 Gross weight : 1213,9 g - height : 29,5 cm Condition : intended to be a chocolate pot, restorations to the feet DOUAI 1746 - 1749 A tripod silver ewer Master silversmith: Charles Louis GERARD