Silver Mustard Pot, France, Late 19th Century.

A silver mustard pot resting on a circular pedestal. The body, with a bulging belly and gilded interior, features rich rocaille ornamentation.
The side handle, cast and secured at three attachment points, is formed of volutes chiseled with foliage motifs.
The hinged lid is nearly flat, slightly domed in the center, and bordered along its edge by a rocaille frieze. It is topped by a handle in the shape of a leaf-adorned volute resting on a rocaille comb.
The inner container, made of translucent crystal, is original.
French work from the late 19th century.
Minerva hallmark, 950/1000 silver.
Master silversmith: Auguste Claire, Paris, circa 1895.

Height: 8,5 cm
Maximum diameter: 5.8 cm
Net silver weight: 62 g
Very good condition, no restorations or damage

Included: a 950/1000 silver mustard spoon in the Rocaille style, bearing the Minerve hallmark.
Master silversmith : Prudent Quitte, Paris, circa 1882.

Length: 11.5 cm
Weight: 15 g

In very good condition.