Pair Of Head To Head Cups With Art Nouveau Thistles Sterling Silver & Vermeil

Rare pair of solid silver and vermeil cups by Armand Fresnais in Paris. The cups and saucers rest on a small circular bat. On a plain and straight body, slightly tightened at the neckline, the cups are generously chiselled with thistle flowers in buds and their leaves, the saucers worked in the model in recall. The console handles also entwined with thistles and foliage applied to the body. The interior in light vermeil and impeccable. Rare Art Nouveau model, in excellent condition. Goldsmithery of great beauty, of high quality that this famous goldsmith has always been able to offer. Armand Fresnais, active from 1877 to 1927. To put on all tables... Solid silver weight: 586 gr. Insculpation on the four pieces - Hallmark of the silversmith as well as that of the Minerva 1st title guarantee (950).