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Paris 1819-1838 - Pair Of Double Salt Cellars In Solid Silver And Crystal, Louis XVIII Period
Pair of rectangular double saltcellars in crystal and 950 thousandths solid silver.
The frames are delicately adorned with friezes of pearls, interlacing and water leaves. The rectangular cups in cut crystal, probably from the royal crystal factories of Le Creusot, rest on two oval-shaped terraces joined by a rectangular terrace receiving an architectural grip completed by palm leaves presenting a ring. Each saltcellar rests on 8 chiseled silver feet adorned with palmettes.
Hallmarks
• Vieillard 1er titre (French mark for solid silver 950/1000 between 1809 and 1819),
• Paris Guarantee,
• Master goldsmith: Désiré-Toussaint LEGRAND.
Louis XVIII period.
Gross weight: 1028 g.
Désiré-Toussaint LEGRAND, Parisian goldsmith between 1818 and 1834 at 79 quai de l'Horloge.
The frames are delicately adorned with friezes of pearls, interlacing and water leaves. The rectangular cups in cut crystal, probably from the royal crystal factories of Le Creusot, rest on two oval-shaped terraces joined by a rectangular terrace receiving an architectural grip completed by palm leaves presenting a ring. Each saltcellar rests on 8 chiseled silver feet adorned with palmettes.
Hallmarks
• Vieillard 1er titre (French mark for solid silver 950/1000 between 1809 and 1819),
• Paris Guarantee,
• Master goldsmith: Désiré-Toussaint LEGRAND.
Louis XVIII period.
Gross weight: 1028 g.
Désiré-Toussaint LEGRAND, Parisian goldsmith between 1818 and 1834 at 79 quai de l'Horloge.
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