Chiselled Beaker, Silver, Joseph Bouillerot, Paris, 1773-1774

- Beaker
- Cast silver, hammered and chiseled
- By Joseph Bouillerot (master silversmith from 1759 before 1797)
- Paris, 1773-1774 - Good condition, fresh chiselling
- Weight: 110g, height: 9.7cm, diameter: 7.5cm (drinking ) & 5cm (foot)
- Provenance: private french collection

- A silver beaker in tulip shape rests on a pedestal with decoration of interlacing with darts on a matte background. The body is surrounded at mid-height by a double net representing a rush and delimiting the lower body with an engraved decoration od douvle C cartouches integrating a Régence style shell on a matte background alternated with flower with foliage. The upper part with a molded edge is engraved with a large frieze of flowers on a matte background. Owner's name engraved in capital letters on the edge of the foot "AME ''' BLANCHARD".

- Hallmarks (under the foot): Charge: A crowned and fleuron, load of large works, Paris, from October 1, 1768 to November 18, 1774 [BP, n°465]; Jurande: K crowned, Paris, from July 17, 1773 to July 16, 1774 [BP, n°484]; Master silversmith: JB with crowned heart and crowned fleur-de-lis, Joseph Bouillerot, master silversmith from 1759 before 1796 [Beuque, n°1158]; Discharge (on the edge of the foot): a helmeted head in profile looking to the left, relief for gold and small works, Paris, from October 1, 1768 to November 18, 1774; contremaque (on the edge of the foot and rim): a slipper, Paris, from November 18, 1774 to July 13, 1780 [BP, n°495].
- Ref.: [BP] Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle & Fontaine, Gabriel from: "The dating of Parisian goldsmithing under the old regime", Paris Musées, 1995