PARIS late 19th century
Silver cachet bearing on the reverse the words: "N'EST MAL QUE LAID" framing a figure of interlaced letters PRB. It features a bust of Saint John the Baptist as a child.
Sculptor: Jules-Isidore LAFRANCE (1841 - 1881), Prix de Rome
Goldsmith: undetermined EC in a rhombus, different illegible
Founder : SUSSE Frères (in full)
Weight: 290 g - height: 8.5 cm
Stamped with wild boar
Related work : Musée d'Orsay, marble depicting Saint John the Baptist as a child, inv : RF 290, purchased at the 1878 Salon.
Live Thursday 30 November 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 25

PARIS late 19th century Silver cachet bearing on the reverse the words: "N'EST MAL QUE LAID" framing a figure of interlaced letters PRB. It features a bust of Saint John the Baptist as a child. Sculptor: Jules-Isidore LAFRANCE (1841 - 1881), Prix de Rome Goldsmith: undetermined EC in a rhombus, different illegible Founder : SUSSE Frères (in full) Weight: 290 g - height: 8.5 cm Stamped with wild boar Related work : Musée d'Orsay, marble depicting Saint John the Baptist as a child, inv : RF 290, purchased at the 1878 Salon.

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
€896
Buyer's premium
28%
PARIS late 19th century Silver cachet bearing on the reverse the words: "N'EST MAL QUE LAID" framing a figure of interlaced letters PRB. It features a bust of Saint John the Baptist as a child. Sculptor: Jules-Isidore LAFRANCE (1841 - 1881), Prix de Rome Goldsmith: undetermined EC in a rhombus, different illegible Founder : SUSSE Frères (in full) Weight: 290 g - height: 8.5 cm Stamped with wild boar Related work : Musée d'Orsay, marble depicting Saint John the Baptist as a child, inv : RF 290, purchased at the 1878 Salon.
Sale Thursday 30 November 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon 3, rue Favart 75002 Paris