Two circular soup bowls in 950°/°° silver, embossed with fillets, fastened with shell clasps, and engraved with two intertwined letters on the rim. Avignon, last quarter of the 18th century, and Paris, 1757–1758. AVIGNON: master silversmith: Jean-Pierre VIOLET, admitted in 1774. For the second piece, PARIS 1757–1758, engraved on the reverse with the weight in old units of measurement: three marks, two deniers, two grains. Condition: previous restorations Diameter: 28 and 29 cm Net weight of both: 1,442 g This lot comes from the reception hall of the Château d’Arcangues.
Estimate
€1,200 - €1,400
Result
€2,400
Buyer's premium
32%
Two circular soup bowls in 950°/°° silver, embossed with fillets, fastened with shell clasps, and engraved with two intertwined letters on the rim.
Avignon, last quarter of the 18th century, and Paris, 1757–1758.
AVIGNON: master silversmith: Jean-Pierre VIOLET, admitted in 1774.
For the second piece, PARIS 1757–1758, engraved on the reverse with the weight in old units of measurement: three marks, two deniers, two grains.
Condition: previous restorations
Diameter: 28 and 29 cm
Net weight of both: 1,442 g
This lot comes from the reception hall of the Château d’Arcangues.
Sale
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Rond-point d'Arcangues
64200 Arcangues