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Pierre-Jacques MEURICE (Acquitted in 1806)
Silver (950) oil …
See original version (French)
114
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Pierre-Jacques MEURICE (Acquitted in 1806)
Silver (950) oil …
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Pierre-Jacques MEURICE (Acquitted in 1806)
Silver (950) oil and vinegar set with an octagonal base encircled by an openwork gallery featuring cross-hatched patterns and resting on four claw feet. It features two baskets with friezes of water leaves in openwork decoration and a band of Vestal Virgins, and a tapered stem with bevelled sides, topped by a fruit basket whose handle serves as a grip. With two cut crystal carafes and their stoppers.
Paris, Empire period
Hallmark: Head of a Greek woman, First rooster, 1st class, guaranteed for Paris; Silversmith: PM – ear of wheat within a crescent
Weight: 676 g
Openwork gallery on one of the baskets requires repair; minor imperfections
The silversmith was the father-in-law of François-Désiré Froment-Meurice, having married Françoise Giroux, the widow of Jean François Froment, in 1804.
See original version (French)
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