Saupoudroir in silver, of baluster form, posing on a pedestal chiseled of foliage; the base decorated with appliques of feminine terms and lanceolate leaves, the chiseled decoration of foliage and birds on amatized bottom, in recall on the frieze of the higher part; the lid with bayonets, with mouldings of godrons, engraved with fleurons and scrolls foliage, pierced of a geometrical decoration and stylized leaves, the catch in the shape of flower.
Hallmark of the Master goldsmith Nicolas-François CHÉRON, received in 1700.
Paris, 1714-1715.
Height : 23,5 cm - Weight : 580 g. (restorations).
Provenance : former collection Camille Plantevignes.
Bibliography : Faith Dennis, "Three Centuries of French Domestic silver" Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1960, vol. 1, p. 92, n ° 100, reproduced and described.
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