Pewter Wine Pitcher - Toulouse, 18th Century

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Rare Baluster-shaped pewter wine pitcher with straight, oblique foot and goblet, raised flat-roof lid and acorn-covered thumb. Control hallmark: CC crowned / 1709 / TOL (for Tolosa, former appellation of Toulouse).
Height: 21.7 cm.
TOULOUSE, 18th century.

Good condition, well-executed local consolidation at the junction of the body and the pedestal, invisible from the outside.
This baluster shape with a raised flat-roof lid is characteristic of the productions of this, the only French center to have preserved this medieval-inspired typology. I would like to point out in passing that these pitchers were the wine measures of the Ancien Régime. In Toulouse, the royal edict of 1691 regulating the control hallmark was not respected and the 1709 vintage is the last recorded to date. It was used for a large part of the 18th century and therefore does not allow for precise dating of objects bearing it.
Bibliography:
"Pewter potters of ancient Languedoc and Roussillon" by René Richard
"Pewter pitchers" 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
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IBAN: FR76 3002 7160 2700 0206 4620 173
BIC: CMCIFRPP

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