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Pair Of Salt, Sterling Silver, Verdun (france), 1750-1758

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"Pair Of Salt, Sterling Silver, Verdun (france), 1750-1758"

Pair of Salt

Streling and gilt silver

Cast , hammered

By Jean II Julliet, master silversmith from 1726 to 1773

Verdun, 1750-1758

Dim: Length: 8.3 cm, width: 6.4cm; height: 4.2 cm; Weight: 212g

Very good condition,salt interiorre-gilded

Pair of oval-shaped salt made up of an ogee body with a molded base resting on four roll-up feet. The four-lobed ribbed salt interior embedded in the body ends with a cavet and sausage molding. Letter "G" engraved on one side of each piece.

Hallmarks (under the body): Countermark, crowned rooster with V, Verdun, 1750-1758 [1 n ° 547b & 2 p.380]; Countermark: fleur de lys, Verdun, 1750-1758 [2 p.380]; Master silversmith: .I .// IVL // LIE // T, Jean II Julliet (mo of 1726-1773) [2 p.380].

For some unknown reason, it seems that between 1750 and 1758 no warden'smark was used, the last warden mark letter being the O for 1748-1749, the crowned letter A being the first letter of a newalphabetin 1759; the countermarks seem to be specific to each silversmith

Saltderiving from Parisian models that we find interpreted in many regions of France. Few examples are known to us in the North and East of France. A pair by Louis Maclot made in Verdun during the same period is referenced in Claude-Gérard Cassan's book on the Les orfèvres de Lorraine et de Sedan. [2, p. 389]. A chocolate pot [2, p.387] by Jean II Julliet, featuring the head of a bearded man on the spout, bears the same hallmarks as our salt

Ref. : [1] Helft, Jacques: "Les poinçons des provinces françaises", Ed. de Nobele,1968; [2] Cassan, Claude-Gérard: "Les orfèvres de Lorraine et de Sedan", Presse Universitaire de Nancy, 1994