RECONSTRUCTED JAM JAR OR SUGAR BOWL

with a silver mount in the shape of an antique vase, set on a circular pedestal decorated with a frieze of pearls and water leaves. The body is decorated with gadroons towards the base, followed by an openwork frieze featuring chimeras, Athenian motifs and palmettes, topped on each side by a male face. The neck is adorned with a frieze of beaded fluting, and the coiled handles are each decorated with a flower whose stem ends in a chimera’s head. Hallmarks featuring a Greek woman’s head, indicating guarantee for Paris 1798–1809, and the silversmith’s mark: Nicolas – Richard Masson (stamped in 1798). Height: 20 cm. Weight: 449 g. The circular fitted lid has a rim decorated with a palmette frieze and is crowned by a dove on a gadroons. Hallmarks: 1st Rooster, 1st fineness mark and a Greek woman’s head, Paris 1798–1809. Silversmith’s mark: Antoine Hience (engraved in 1798). Height: 6.5 cm. Weight: 116 g. With a fitted lining of translucent glass. (Normal wear and scratches; sold as is).

Estimate:$566.34

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