Pair Of Silver Palm Game Cup Holders Under The Empire

The palm game is said to be "the game of kings and the king of games"; Father of all racket and bat games, he reigned supreme for centuries (1800 rooms in the 17th century) and spawned a number of expressions that are still current, such as wowing the gallery, falling right down, staying on the floor or taking the ball. au leap .... these two glass holders have uprights adorned with thyrses on which are wound vine branches and a dolphin associated with Dionysus, god of wine and harmony. In the center of the motif, a racket of Jeu de Paume determines the destination of the crystal glasses, themselves decorated with vine branches; made to celebrate the "palms," their victories, their bets or to refresh them with their efforts (Louis X le Hutin died in Vincennes in 1316 for having drunk too cold after a game of palm ...) in solid silver and crystal, They date from the First Empire: Old man-Paris hallmark large guarantee (1809-1818), illegible master silversmith. Their gross weight is 318 gr. As rare as they are noble, they are miraculously intact.