PARIS 1749–1750 Pair of lidded salt and pepper shakers with scrollwork in cast silver. Engraved with a combined coat of arms surmounted by a marquis’s crown. Master silversmith: Edme-Pierre BALZAC, admitted in 1739 Weight: 230 g - length: 8.5 cm - width: 6.8 cm Condition: excellent; one piece is hallmarked twice by the master silversmith; on the second piece, the master silversmith’s hallmark is worn away
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PARIS 1749–1750
Pair of lidded salt and pepper shakers with scrollwork in cast silver. Engraved with a combined coat of arms surmounted by a marquis’s crown.
Master silversmith: Edme-Pierre BALZAC, admitted in 1739
Weight: 230 g - length: 8.5 cm - width: 6.8 cm
Condition: excellent; one piece is hallmarked twice by the master silversmith; on the second piece, the master silversmith’s hallmark is worn away
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