Engraved Beaker, Sterling Silver By Debrie, Paris, 1766

-  Large Beaker
-  Sterling Silver, hammered and engraved
-  By Henri-Nicolas Debrie (master silversmith from 1758 to 1793)
-  Paris, 1766-1767
-  Excellent condition, very fresh engraving 
-  Weight: 166g, height: 10.5cm, diameter: 9cm (drinking) & 5.5cm (foot)
-  Provenance: private collection

-  Silver beaker in the shape of a tulip rests on a pedestal of interlacing with darts on a matte background. The body is surrounded at mid-height by a double fillet lined with a fillet depicting a rush and delimiting the lower body with an engraved decoration on a matte background of a rockery of flowers and shells. The upper part with a molded edge is engraved with a large frieze of bent rushes and with shells and flowers on a matte background. A name is engraved letters: "M Mgte Lefebure"

-  This beaker is typical of the production of Henri-Nicolas Debrie who became a specialist in the production of goblets and other beakers, from the simplest to the most successful model with sconce decorations. His work is always extremely meticulous. The large number of beakers with varied decorations shows the great inventiveness of the master's ornamental repertoire and his dexterity in the work of engraving and carving.
-  Hallmarks (under the foot): Charge: A crowned with a branch of laurel under the right jamb, Paris, from October 1, 1762 to October 1, 1768 [BP, n°445]; Warden's mark: C crowned, Paris, from July 12, 1766 to July 14, 1767 [BP, n°462]; Master goldsmith: HNDB with miter and crowned fleur-de-lis, Henri-Nicolas Debrie, master goldsmith from 1758 to 1793 [Beuque, n°741]; Discharge (on the edge of the foot): a pointer's head for minor works of gold and silver, Paris, from October 1, 1762 to October 1, 1768.
-  Ref: [BP] Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle & Fontaine, Gabriel de : “La datation de l'orfèvrerie parisienne de l'ancien régime”, Paris Musées, 1995