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TRAVEL COVER
France, 18th century
Mother-of-pearl, vermeil and silver
Knife length: 18 cm
Gross weight: 48 grams
(old restorations)
In green shagreen case
Travel cutlery with mother-of-pearl ribs ending in winged scroll buttons, centered on oval vermeil medallions, vermeil bolsters with fillet decoration.
On the fork are six hallmarks, including :
the doe's head discharge mark, used from 1774 to 1780 in the Metz Bureau de contrôle under the management of Jean-Baptiste Fouache
master silversmith's hallmark "JT" centered on a fork
recense hallmark used between 1798 and 1809 featuring the head of liberty: right profile of a young girl wearing a Phrygian cap.
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