MAKER'S MARK TG WITH STAR IN BETWEEN POSSIBLY FOR TOUSSAINT BINGANT, PARIS, 1787

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A LOUIS XVI PARCEL-GILT SILVER HORSE-SHAPED DRINKING VESSEL AND COVER
MAKER'S MARK TG WITH STAR IN BETWEEN POSSIBLY FOR TOUSSAINT BINGANT, PARIS, 1787
In the style of South Germany drinking cups, realistically modeled as a rearing horse on oval spreading base chased with rockery centered by a tree stump with scattered foliage, the horse's head detachable to reveal a gilded drinking cup, marked on the inside of the foot and the rim bezel
11 in. (29.5 cm.) high
33 oz. 20 dwt. (1,056 gr.)

Provenance

The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.

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Lot Essay

This horse made by a French goldsmith is a unique object in the production of Parisian silver as it shows all the characteristic of a German made drinking cup, suggesting that it was either specifically commissioned and copied on an existing German object or it was improved by the French goldsmith.

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