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MARK OF ALEXANDRE DE ROUSSY, PARIS, 1744
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV SILVER BEAKERS AND COVERS OR POTS À FARD OU À POMMADE
MARK OF ALEXANDRE DE ROUSSY, PARIS, 1744
Vase-shaped, on circular stepped foot, the lower body applied with bulrushes alternating with stiff leaves against a matted ground, beneath a moulded rib, chased below the rim with rocaille, the cover with acanthus wrapped reeded rim, and with shell finial on foliate calyx, marked on underside and in covers with maker's mark, date letter (d), and charge, the upper rims and rims of covers with decharge
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
11 oz. 4 dwt. (348 gr.)
MARK OF ALEXANDRE DE ROUSSY, PARIS, 1744
Vase-shaped, on circular stepped foot, the lower body applied with bulrushes alternating with stiff leaves against a matted ground, beneath a moulded rib, chased below the rim with rocaille, the cover with acanthus wrapped reeded rim, and with shell finial on foliate calyx, marked on underside and in covers with maker's mark, date letter (d), and charge, the upper rims and rims of covers with decharge
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
11 oz. 4 dwt. (348 gr.)
Provenance
Francisco David Calder, Lisbon, 1934.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 9 November 1976, lot 306.
with Jacques Kugel, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 9 November 1976, lot 306.
with Jacques Kugel, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family.
Exhibited
Lisbon, Exposição de arte Francesca, May-June 1934, no. 260 and 261, pl. 77.
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