Lr Ruchmann, Received 1811-1812 Ewer With Pedestal And Its Basin In Vermeil Empire Restoration

Ewer with pedestal and its vermeil basin, the baluster-shaped ewer decorated at the base with palmettes, at mid-body with a frieze of swans ending in volutes and fruit bowls on an amati background between two rows of pearls, the pedestal and the neck decorated with friezes of water leaves, the grip in the shape of a winged mermaid holding a bunch of grapes, the circular basin presenting the same decoration. Goldsmith: LR RUCHMANN, inscribed in 1811-1812. 1809-1819 (1st title), re-punched in 1819-1838 (head of an old man) and hallmarked head of a Greek woman and letter P for 1793-1794, unofficial hallmark used by the Association of Parisian Master Goldsmiths from 1793 to 1797, without value from the point of view of the guarantee because it is found 50 years later on Parisian pieces. Engraved under the pedestal: "Offered to Mademoiselle Jeanne d'Osmond / by the Farmers of the land of Pontchartrain / on May 27, 1827". Weight of the ewer: 1168 g and H. 37.5 cm Weight of the basin: 868 g and D. 31.5 cm, for a total weight of 2036 g Shock at the pouring spout, micro-scratches from use. Note: This ewer and its basin were offered on the occasion of the birth of Jeanne d'Osmond (1827-1899), daughter of Charles Eustache Gabriel dit Rainulphe d'Osmond and Marie Louise Aimée Caroillon des Tillières, owner of the castle of Pontchartrain until 1853. A similar ewer by Marc-Augustin LEBRUN is kept at the Condé Museum in Chantilly.