Taste Vin à Umbilic Central Bordeaux Period Early XIXth Century (1819 - 1838)

Bordeaux wine flavor characteristic by its shape with central umbilicus and plain border without handle. Used by cellar masters to taste the cuvées, this type of model is particularly sought after. It bears on the pedestal the title hallmark in a hexagon with double border: Old Man's Head turned to the right and the number 1 to its left. 1st grade silver (Departments) 1819 - 1838). It bears on the pedestal the guarantee hallmark of the city of Bordeaux in an oval: Head of a bearded old man turned to the left framed by the numbers 3 on the left and 1 on the right: Either n ° 31 indicating the guarantee office of a 6th division South-West (Gironde - Bordeaux). It carries on the pedestal and on the wing a crab recontrol punch. It bears on the reverse on the bottom, the hallmark of the Master Goldsmith in a rhombus: Vertical arrow in the center framed by the letter L on the left and the letter D on the right.