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MAKER'S MARK D ABOVE STAR IN LOZENGE-SHAPED PUNCH (UNTRACED), PARIS, 1798-1809
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A French silver preserve jar
Maker's mark D above star in lozenge-shaped punch (untraced), Paris, 1798-1809
The trefoil-shaped base on oval feet, the openwork body on three ram's mask and hoof feet joined by swags of vines, the egg-and-dart rim engraved with stylised acanthus leaves, the domed gadrooned cover with cockrel finial, fitted with blue glass liner
25.5cm high overall
(494gr excl. liner)
Maker's mark D above star in lozenge-shaped punch (untraced), Paris, 1798-1809
The trefoil-shaped base on oval feet, the openwork body on three ram's mask and hoof feet joined by swags of vines, the egg-and-dart rim engraved with stylised acanthus leaves, the domed gadrooned cover with cockrel finial, fitted with blue glass liner
25.5cm high overall
(494gr excl. liner)