Small Brass Cauldron. R Crowned. 18th Century.

Tank forged from a centering point with return to the lathe. Rolled edge on stiffener. Ears in sheets doubled with folded angles, positioned on horseback and riveted. Dangling wrought iron handle. Hallmark of master LC Hallmark of R crowned twice. Diameter: 19 cm. Height at the edge: 9 cm. 18th century. Very good condition. See additional information on: http://antiquites-lauginie.fr Free shipping by COLISSIMO for metropolitan France. It is painful, but nevertheless necessary to return once again, to the misinterpretation of the crowned R which can still be read here and there. The confusion comes essentially from the article in "L'Estampille" of December 1999, in which the author: L. MOOR, attributes the crowned R to objects of "Louis XIV style" which she arbitrarily dates from "Louis period" XIV ". This is to forget that on September 1, 1715, on the death of the Sun King, the craftsmen of France did not suddenly stop making objects and furniture in the style of the past reign. This is how we can meet silver torches of the same type that L. MOOR describes as the Louis XIV period, with date stamps, without dispute, from the period 1750, 1760… What is valid for the money is also the case for bronze, copper and brass. In summary, L. MOOR's attempt at demonstration starts from a false axiom and inevitably comes to an erroneous and peremptory conclusion. As for us, we prefer to try to reason with an original hypothesis, which seems more rigorous and more prudent. Thus to have personally examined visually more than 60 objects marked with the crowned R, we are tempted to date them contemporary of the crowned C (1745-1749) and to suppose them a provincial origin, taking into account their typology, their function, or the location of their collection. All of this remains to be confirmed. To improve their knowledge of hallmarks with R and C crowned, we can only encourage brassware lovers concerned with reliable information, to read the fascinating articles of Roger VERDIER, in his bulletin of the Association of Friends of the 'Art of Savant and Popular Art' of December 2007. This is the informed opinion of a scholar, who knew how to recognize and overcome the bad interpretations of crowned C and Rs. We are grateful to him for that, with the added art of placing the debate above the ranting of the article in "L'Estampille".