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<meta charset="UTF-8" />Solid silver oil and vinegar cruet from the Consulate / Empire period. Beautiful decoration depicting the return from Egypt, featuring busts of sphinxes with depoled wings, on a finely chiseled terrace with a frieze of vine branches.
The use of the 1st rooster hallmark (1st fineness, for a 950/1000 silver alloy) allows us to narrow the manufacturing period to 1798-1809. Contemporaneous with the hallmark are the hallmark of the Goldsmiths' Association, the hallmark of the large guarantee of Paris, as well as the JNB hallmark for
Jean Nicolas Boulanger, goldsmith in Paris, Cours Nouvelle du Palais No. 17, active from 1803 to 1811. Our piece was subsequently re-hallmarked with the "Vieillard 1er titre de province" and the butterfly (used from 1809 to 1838), and from 1838 with the crab for the removable cups supporting the bottles.
Our oil and vinegar cruet is a very fine example of refined silverware from the late 18th / early 19th century. It is a fine collector's item. It comes with two bottles—an oil cruet and a vinegar cruet—made of cut Baccarat or Le Creusot crystal, from the same period as the setting.
The whole is in very good condition, with no missing decorations.
Length: 20.8 cm
Width: 11.2 cm
Height: 27 cm
Net weight of silver: 568 g
Ref: UVQQCY1AKG