A Louis Xv Silver Ewer and Basin

The pear-shaped ewer on circular foot cast and chased with fluted rocaille decoration, the body applied with cast bulrushes and gunnera leaves, the handle cast in the form of twin-tailed triton putto partly wrapped with seaweed garlands; the neck chased with fluted rocaille ornaments simulating waves hung with ribbon-tied seaweed garlands and suspending an oval cartouche engraved with a coat-of-arms with baron's coronet; the hinged cover cast and chased as a shell with seaweed finial; the basin shaped oval with similar rocaille wave border, the centre flat chased with four swans and bulrushes and engraved in centre with same coat-of-arms, marked on base of ewer with charge and date-letter (X), underside of foot, cover and underside of basin with charge, date-letter (X) and maker's mark; on foot-rim of ewer and rim of basin: decharge

Estimate:$397,791

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