Pewter Wine Pitcher - Rouen, 18th Century

Small pewter PITCHER with shoulder, plinth foot, straight heel cup and acorn thumb.
Control hallmark: CC crowned / ROUEN / 1778.
Hallmark of Jean-Baptiste PEUFFIER received master in 1742: crowned hand / IBP / (1742).
Gauging hallmark: lily / PH / grain.
Height: 19 cm.
ROUEN, From the year 1778

In very good condition and completely hallmarked.
The royal edict of 1691 establishing the control hallmark was, in Rouen and unlike many French production centers, relatively well respected. In the case of this pitcher, the vintage control of 1779 being listed allows it to be dated very precisely to 1778.
As for the control of the gauging, it made it possible to certify that the pitcher was suitable for serving wine and that it offered "good measure" to the consumer. The controllers-gaugers were appointed either by the royal power or by the local ecclesiastical authority.
Bibliography:
"Les étains normands" by Jean-Claude Commenchal, on sale in this gallery.
"Les pichets d'étain" by Charles Boucaud

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GUARANTEE

As a former professor at IDETH (Institute for Technical and Historical Studies of the Art Object)
As a former professor at EAC (School of Art and Communication)
As a former member of the UFE (French Union of Experts)

As a pewter expert for over 40 years, I guarantee the authenticity of the object described above. A detailed descriptive invoice with a photograph will be provided to the buyer upon request.

PAYMENT

- By French check payable to COMMENCHAL Jean-Claude
- By bank transfer payable to COMMENCHAL Jean-Claude
IBAN: FR76 3002 7160 2700 0206 4620 173
BIC: CMCIFRPP
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