Lot 45
45
A BELGIAN SILVER MUSTARD POT

Details
A BELGIAN SILVER MUSTARD POT
LIEGE, 1763/64, MAKER'S MARK OF JEAN-MELCHIOR DARTOIS

Of baluster form chased overall with sweeping spiral flutes, on spreading circular foot, the spout with a mask enclosed by lamb's-heads, with acanthus scroll spout, the hinged cover with scroll and grotesque mask thumbpiece and surmounted by an acanthus scroll finial, marked under base--6 7/8in. (17.5cm. high
(11 oz. 10 dwt.)

Lot Essay

A similar mustard pot with castor en suite by Melchior Dartois is illustrated in L'Orfevrerie Civile Ancienne du Pays de Liege, exhibition catalogue Musee de L'Art Wallon, Liege, 1991, p.204, where this particular form of mustard pot with spout, used for serving mustard in liquid form, is discussed.