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MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF "LA" WITH CROWNED KEY & CINQUEFOIL, LONDON, CIRCA 1700,
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A WILLIAM III SILVER-GILT CHINOISERIE SCENT FLASK,
MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF "LA" WITH CROWNED KEY & CINQUEFOIL, LONDON, CIRCA 1700,
Shaped oval with chased chinoiserie panel on either side, one with man seated under a pavillion, the other a standing figure beside prunus, detachable shaped oval stopper, the small oval foot struck with maker's mark, 2 3/8 in. long (6.2 cm.).
MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF "LA" WITH CROWNED KEY & CINQUEFOIL, LONDON, CIRCA 1700,
Shaped oval with chased chinoiserie panel on either side, one with man seated under a pavillion, the other a standing figure beside prunus, detachable shaped oval stopper, the small oval foot struck with maker's mark, 2 3/8 in. long (6.2 cm.).
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Further details
This maker's mark is shown in Grimwade (no.3712) in the unidentified marks section but is recorded on a set of 24 table spoons of 1704. He was almost certainly a Huguenot & it is interesting to observe how similar his mark is to those of French makers working in Angers.
Sale room notice
This maker has since been identified as Pierre Labrosse (Silver Society Journal, No.10).
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