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Ecuelle à Oreilles En Argent Massif - Jean Bérard - Régence Period - Saumur, 1717-1718
Régence-period bowl
Solid silver
Goldsmith Jean Bérard I (1679-1763, master in 1711), his second hallmark [Jacob 1998, p.145]
Saumur, juridiction de la Monnaie d'Angers, circa 1717-1718
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L ~28.5 cm
Ø ~16 cm
H ~3.5 cm
347 g
Very nice overall condition
Micro-shocks and scratches from use
Superb patina
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Plain, hammer-mounted silver basin with slightly convex base.
The handles, not melted but bocfil-cut, have been given a very fineof lambrequins, fleurons and clasps on an amati background.amati background. Zoomorphic attachments.Owner's initials I N S F
Old collector's label.
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Goldsmith's hallmark
Well inscribed on the reverse of the basin and the two grips [I S B under closed crown, the S being for Saumur].
In her notice, Monique Jacob indicates that two hallmarks are attributed to Jean Bérard. The first, recorded at the time of its reception in 1711 - ISBunder open crown - appears poorly struck on two pieces dated1715-1716 (letter D), suggesting rapid wear of the hallmark.punch. It would then have been replaced by a second, ISB under closedwhich Jacques Helft found in association with the letter-date Kand a Marque hallmark in use around 1728-1732 [Helft 1968, p. 62,n° 176].
However, our bowl, dated 1717-1718, allows us to anticipate the appearancethe appearance of this second hallmark. The remarkableof the imprint confirms that this was a newly-commissioned hallmark.recently put into service.
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The Saumur hallmarks
- Crowned letter E: Saumur jurande hallmark, from 1717 until June 15, 1719 [Jacob 1998, p.116]
- Crowned letters S and P: probably the charge and discharge initials of presumed sous-fermier Samuel Perroteau, from around 1709 toOctober 1718 [Jacob 1998, p.110 and p.116]
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Literature
Jacques HELFT, Le poinçon des provinces françaises, de Nobele, Paris 1968
Monique JACOB et alii, Les orfèvres d'Anjou et du bas Maine, Cahiers du patrimoine n°50, Editions du Patrimoine, Paris 1998
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CHF 1'800
EUR 1'970
Solid silver
Goldsmith Jean Bérard I (1679-1763, master in 1711), his second hallmark [Jacob 1998, p.145]
Saumur, juridiction de la Monnaie d'Angers, circa 1717-1718
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L ~28.5 cm
Ø ~16 cm
H ~3.5 cm
347 g
Very nice overall condition
Micro-shocks and scratches from use
Superb patina
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Plain, hammer-mounted silver basin with slightly convex base.
The handles, not melted but bocfil-cut, have been given a very fineof lambrequins, fleurons and clasps on an amati background.amati background. Zoomorphic attachments.Owner's initials I N S F
Old collector's label.
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Goldsmith's hallmark
Well inscribed on the reverse of the basin and the two grips [I S B under closed crown, the S being for Saumur].
In her notice, Monique Jacob indicates that two hallmarks are attributed to Jean Bérard. The first, recorded at the time of its reception in 1711 - ISBunder open crown - appears poorly struck on two pieces dated1715-1716 (letter D), suggesting rapid wear of the hallmark.punch. It would then have been replaced by a second, ISB under closedwhich Jacques Helft found in association with the letter-date Kand a Marque hallmark in use around 1728-1732 [Helft 1968, p. 62,n° 176].
However, our bowl, dated 1717-1718, allows us to anticipate the appearancethe appearance of this second hallmark. The remarkableof the imprint confirms that this was a newly-commissioned hallmark.recently put into service.
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The Saumur hallmarks
- Crowned letter E: Saumur jurande hallmark, from 1717 until June 15, 1719 [Jacob 1998, p.116]
- Crowned letters S and P: probably the charge and discharge initials of presumed sous-fermier Samuel Perroteau, from around 1709 toOctober 1718 [Jacob 1998, p.110 and p.116]
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Literature
Jacques HELFT, Le poinçon des provinces françaises, de Nobele, Paris 1968
Monique JACOB et alii, Les orfèvres d'Anjou et du bas Maine, Cahiers du patrimoine n°50, Editions du Patrimoine, Paris 1998
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CHF 1'800
EUR 1'970
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