PARIS 1787 - 1788 Oval sugar bowl, blue glass and silver lid embossed with an unusual chinoiserie design in openwork architectural motifs. It stands on four claw feet. The lid is embossed with two rows of gadroons underlined by a row of pearls. Marks: minerva hallmark. Master goldsmith: attributed to Etienne GONDOUIN, goldsmith of La Trinité, his second hallmark: EG an acorn Net weight: 243 g - length at handles: 20.3 cm - l.: 9.2 cm Condition: old soldering, small missing decoration, probably later cut-out in the lid to allow the sugar spoon to pass through.