"Jb Francois - Important Planter In Sterling Silver Nineteenth"
Oblong silver planter, resting on four claw feet in foliate crosier. The body is decorated with repoussé with a frieze of grooves. On the long sides is a rocaille cartouche surmounted by a shell. The integral handles are rolled up. The removable inner liner is in repolished copper.
Dimensions: length 53 cm - width 28.5 cm - height 23.5 cm
Material: Silver 1st title 950/°°°
Weight: 3kg
Hallmark / MINERVE
Period: 19th around 1880
Goldsmith: J.B. FRANCOIS
Origin: France/Paris