SILVER MUSTARD POT, ATTRIBUTED TO MASTER SILVERSMITH... Lot 1

SILVER MUSTARD POT, ATTRIBUTED TO MASTER SILVERSMITH JEAN-BAPTISTE HARRAULT (1715-1773) OR HIS SON JEAN THOMAS (1741-1796), AVIGNON, CIRCA 1765 of baluster form, decorated with torsoed ribs on the lid, standing on a segmented pedestal, the rim molded with ribboned fillets; the base of the body chased with waves; the body partially foliated, the upper part chased with waves on an amati ground; the lid surmounted by a foliated scroll; the pouring spout, the graven coat of arms surmounted by a marquis's crown; the scrolled handle. Under the base, city hallmark and goldsmith's hallmark (twice). (Small accidents, minor restoration and may have had a lining) A silver mustard pot attributed to the master goldsmith Jean-Baptiste Harrault or to his son Jean Thomas, Avignon, circa 1765 Weight : 290 g. - 10.23 OZ - H. 14,80 CM - H. 5,8 IN. Related items Mustard makers; by Antoine Bailly, Paris, 1758-1759, coll. of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, described and reproduced in Faith Dennis, vol. 1-2, no. 27; and by Paul Chandeson (fils), Perpignan, circa 1765, Fraysse sale, 6/7.12.2022, lot 133. CONDITION REPORT: On the upper part of the body: two oxidized scratches. At the top edge of the body, at the hinge, a small break has been repaired. On the inside, at the bottom of the lid socket, oxidation. On the upper part of the body: two oxidized scratches At the top edge of the body, at the hinge, a small break has been repaired. On the inside, at the bottom of the lid socket, oxidation