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PARIS 1789 - 1792 - PROBABLY 1791Two-handled covered cup in...

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PARIS 1789 - 1792 - PROBABLY 1791Two-handled covered cup in vermeil and its circular saucer. The saucer is embossed with ribs in recall on the lid of the cup and bordered with leaves in embossing. The cup with sides and two handles in the Greek with leafy attachments. The lid is topped by a rooster on a leafy terrace accompanied by ears of wheat. The rooster, symbol of the republic, is an emblem in force from the law of April 9, 1791. Master goldsmith: if letters FG, attributed to François GAUTIER, received in 1783 - indicated in the directory of Douet in 1806 -Weight : 512 g - height: 14 cm - diameter of the saucer: 17.7 cmPunch marks : charge, letter date and discharge of 1789 to 1792 and punch of census of the year VI: profile with the phrygian cap