Silver Beaker By Jacques Duguay, Paris, 1729-1730

- Beaker
- Cast, hammered and amati silver
- Jacques Duguay, master silversmith from 1726 to 1751
- Paris, 1729-1730
- Good condition, some wear from use
- Weight: 167g, Height: 9.7 cm, diameter: 8.2 cm (at the rim) & 5.2 cm (at the foot)

- Large beaker with tulip-shaped appliques rests on a molded and gadrooned pedestal. The lower register of the body delimited by a molded bead presents a decoration of appliques of lambrequins of two different cuts on a matte background. Each wall lamp with a plain border is laden with a decoration of falling fleurons and caps superimposed on a matte background. The upper edge edged with a molding is underlined by an engraved frieze on a matte background, bent rushes with jagged shells and cartouches with leafy shell, alternately. Inscription above the ring: "MA NOLETA"

- This large beaker with its rich decoration of appliques finds its quasi counterpart in the Jourdan-Barry collection [2, n°131 "Timbale, Paris, 1728-1729"] by the goldsmith Marcoult Langlois, a probable sign of a certain success of this model with customers. In addition, a beaker with appliques from 1733, by our goldsmith is kept in the Jourdan-Barry collection, n°154.

- Hallmarks (under the body): Jurande: N under a closed crown, Paris, from August 26, 1729 to September 23, 1730 [1, n°364]; Charge: A on the crowned side, Paris, December 1, 1726 to October 15, 1732 [1, n°354]; Relief (on the foot): a crowned blackbird, Paris, from December 1, 1726 to October 15, 1732 [1, n°358]; Master silversmith: J, D with …. Surmounted by two grains of remedies with crowned lily flowers; Countermark (on the foot next to the discharge): A crowned shell, Paris, from October 15, 1732 to October 1, 1738 [1, n°372]

- Ref: [1] Bimbenet-Privat, Michèle & de Fontaine, Gabriel: “Les poinçons de l'orfèvrerie parisienne de l'ancien régime”, Paris Musées, 1995; [2] Bimbenet-Privat & Furhing: “La collection Jourdan-Barry”, Ed. J. Kugel, 2005;