Paris 1782, Pierre Vallières, Louis XVI Sauceboat In Solid Silver

A delightful Louis XVI period sauceboat in solid silver with an oval-shaped spout, the fluted pedestal chiseled with crosspieces. The handle with acanthus leaf stems framing a pearl medallion left free of engraving. The body is delicately engraved with neoclassical motifs on matte backgrounds framing a leaf of the same color. Master goldsmith: Pierre VALLIERES, received in 1776, established Rue Sainte-Anne then Pont au Change. Hallmarks of Paris for the year 1782. The sauceboat was re-tested during the period 1798-1809 and a last time after 1838. The cartouche below the handle is engraved with two interlaced capital letters ON topped with a count's crown with nine pearls. This sauceboat is almost identical to another sauceboat by Pierre Vallières that I offer for sale on Proantic but which has a slightly different piedouche and is screwed onto a sleeper but could easily be detached to form a pair with this one. It weighs 400 grams