A LOUIS XV SILVER BASIN
Mark of Gilles de Gage, Nantes, 1753
Oval, with molded and reeded rim and neck notch, the border engraved with accolé coats-of-arms with a coronet, marked on reverse
14 1/8in. (35.8cm.) long; 24oz. (755gr.)
Lot Essay
The arms are those of d'Escoubleau accolé with Champeau, for Jacques d'Escoubleau, Count of Sourdis (b. 1715), who married Anne-Charlotte de Champeau, widow of François du Bot
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