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An oil cruet with silver stoppers in the shape of a shuttle,…
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An oil cruet with silver stoppers in the shape of a shuttle,…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
An oil cruet with silver stoppers in the shape of a shuttle, resting on four twisted legs. The plain body is decorated with a frieze of intertwined ribbons and medallions surrounded by palmettes in its upper section. The partially openwork cruet holders consist of uprights chased with vine tendrils. The stopper holders, supported by a vine trunk, feature the same ornamentation. The stoppers are chased with spiralling channels and vine leaves.
Master silversmith: Edme Pierre Balzac, admitted to the guild in 1739
Paris, 1771–1772
Length: 29.3 cm
Weight: 750 g
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