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MARK OF CAROLUS HUBERTUS BECKER, BRUSSELS, 1758, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER FRENCH NAPOLEONIC OCCUPATION MARKS, THE LATER MILK-JUG, BELGIUM, 1814-1831
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A fine Belgian silver coffee pot and later milk jug
Mark of Carolus Hubertus Becker, Brussels, 1758, also struck with later French Napoleonic occupation marks, the later milk-jug, Belgium, 1814-1831
On three foliate scroll feet, the pear shaped body finely embossed with shells, vacant C-scrolls medallion and flutes, contemporary carved wooden handle, rocaille spout, the high domed cover decorated ensuite with foliate and bud finial, later wooden handled milk jug ensuite, marked on base and upper rim
32 cm. high
1544 gr. (2)
Mark of Carolus Hubertus Becker, Brussels, 1758, also struck with later French Napoleonic occupation marks, the later milk-jug, Belgium, 1814-1831
On three foliate scroll feet, the pear shaped body finely embossed with shells, vacant C-scrolls medallion and flutes, contemporary carved wooden handle, rocaille spout, the high domed cover decorated ensuite with foliate and bud finial, later wooden handled milk jug ensuite, marked on base and upper rim
32 cm. high
1544 gr. (2)
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