PARIS BETWEEN 1875 AND 1890 - Lot 123

Lot n° 123
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Result : 108 800EUR
PARIS BETWEEN 1875 AND 1890 - Lot 123
PARIS BETWEEN 1875 AND 1890 A silver hot water jug featuring the god of the sea: Triton. He seems to deploy a colossal force, enhanced by the chiseling of his veins, to strangle the neck of a moray eel forming a spout. Its body is finished by a double fish tail chiseled with scales forming a grip. It rests on six feet of foaming waves from which it seems to emerge. Goldsmith : Joseph MEGEMOND, charged in 1875 until 1890, year of the repurchase of the company by Paul CANAUX. Distinctions : Silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1878 Silver medal at the Exposition des Arts du Métal in 1880 Marks : Hallmarked with minerve (950 ‰) on the tail (twice), on the reverse and on the inside of the lid. In all letters on the reverse: MEGEMOND PARIS and diamond-shaped hallmark. Weight 4472 g, H. : 41,5 cm
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