Silver Jug With Eagle Head, Paris 1814-1819

Solid silver jug resting on three claw feet with palm leaves attached.
The spout with the head of an eagle attaches with foliage to the body surrounded by quartefeilles and rows of small pearls.
The lid is topped with a fretel in the shape of a pine cone.
Hallmarks: Paris 1809-1819; title 950 thousandths
Master silversmith: GE Koënig, L'Orfèvrerie, la grosserie, 7 cour Lamoignon, Paris, insculpation 1814-1815 (guarantee n° 1718), successor of Jacques Grégoire Rousseau who had a similar hallmark with a greyhound's head, a bird above and a bird below. Total weight: 629g
France, Paris 1814-1819
Slight depression on the body and slightly deformed rear foot

Very nice work on the spout in the shape of an eagle head, symbol of the empire of Napoléon I