REIMS 1671 - 1672 - Rare silver water pot... - Lot 35 - Ader

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REIMS 1671 - 1672 - Rare silver water pot... - Lot 35 - Ader
REIMS 1671 - 1672 - Rare silver water pot or ewer. It stands on a pedestal lined with gadroons extended with pearls on two rows framing leaves and stamped shells. The bulbous hammered body is extended by a long neck, molded with a row of pearls, surrounded by nets and gadroons. The silver handle with scroll is enhanced in its central part with a row of oval pearls in fall. Master goldsmith : Gérard LE TOURNEUR, quoted in REIMS in 1662 Weight : 452 g - height : 19,5 cm Literature : Reproduced in the work of Mrs Michele BIMBENET-PRIVAT, Les trésors enfouis de la Meuse autour de Pouilly-sur-Meuse, page 42, figure 32. According to the latest research of Mr. Thierry MULETTE who works on the punches of the city of REIMS, this date would seem to be the most probable.
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