Set Of Twelve Solid Silver Figures, Scenes Of Village Life

A rare complete set of twelve solid silver figures, together forming a small comedy of village life, full of wit and humour.

Each character is caught in the middle of work or a small pleasure. The winemaker treads grapes in his wooden vat, a bunch in his hand, while the reaper bends under his sheaf, sickle at his feet. The woodcutter raises his axe over a log, and the herdsman offers a handful of hay to his ox. Another douses a pig with two jugs of water, a knife at his belt. One fisherman proudly holds up a lobster with his net, another hooks a crayfish on the end of his rod. The seated drinker tips back his flask, and the flower-crowned musician strums his mandolin. An old man walks with his lantern and staff, a jug perched on his hat, while another sits gazing into his pot beside an hourglass.

The expressive, caricatured faces each have their own character.

Arranged on a table, a shelf or in a cabinet, these figures form a little theatre of rural life that can be staged endlessly.

Hallmarks: 800 silver
French swan control marks
Height: between 7 and 13 cm
Total weight: 1,600 grams
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