Silver Caster Louis XV, Brussels 1759, Henricus De Potter I, Sterling Silver

Magnificent Louis XV period sprinkler with the City Hallmarks of Brussels and the famous master silversmith Henricus De Potter I. Its author was one of the greatest silversmiths in Brussels who, thanks to his longevity, left us a very large production of beautiful high quality silverware. Having become a master in 1725, he is best known for his production of objects in the Regency style which he produced between 1725 and 1750. They are all decorated with a magnificent engraving of lambrequins and mascarons so typical for Belgian goldsmiths of the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Having worked until 1779, Henricus De Potter, then embraced the Louis XV style with a certain virtuosity and the piece that I am presenting to you today brilliantly testifies to this. If its fretel in exploded seed is still in the taste of the beginning of the century, the remainder of this big caster is in the purest rococo style. Its cover and baluster body are decorated with scrolls and rock patterns. With its 21 centimeters, it is quite large for the time. Inside the foot we find the striche or the trace of the silver te Sting and the four regulatory hallmarks of the city of Brussels. It weighs grams.