Pewter Wine Pitcher - Etampes, 18th Century

Pewter PITCHER, shouldered shape, oblique plinth foot, straight cup and S-shaped thumbscrew with molded crest.
Control mark overlapped by the mark of Louis CLERET, received master before 1756: crowned hammer / LC / E.
Gauging countermark on the inside back: ST.C (For "at the gauge of St Cloud"?).
Overall height: 22.5 cm.
ETAMPES, Second third of the 18th century

Curious unlisted countermark of measurement.
Superb condition.
Let us recall in passing that these pitchers were the wine measures of the Ancien Régime. The capacity of those which were used in inns, drinking establishments, etc., had to be controlled periodically by the royal or ecclesiastical power to ensure "good measure" for the consumer, but in fact, this regulation was little applied and the pitchers which bear gauging hallmarks are very rare. The metric system appeared at the very beginning of the 19th century and took several decades to establish itself due to the resistance to change shown by users, but little by little these uniform cylindrical measurements would end up replacing the pitchers which presented, it is true, a variety of interesting shapes characteristic of their place of manufacture, but also an infinity of different gauges from one city to another and often even from one village to another, however close they may be. This significantly complicated the exchanges ...

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GUARANTEE

Former professor at IDETH (Institute of Technical and Historical Studies of the Art Object)
Former professor at the EAC (School of Art and Communication)
Former member of the UFE (French Union of Experts)
Expert specialist in pewter for more 40 years I guarantee the object is authentic described above.
A detailed descriptive invoice accompanied by a photograph will be given to the purchaser on request.

PAYMENT

- By French check payable to COMMENCHAL Jean-Claude
- By bank transfer payable to COMMENCHAL Jean-Claude
IBAN: FR76 3002 7160 2700 0206 4620 173
BIC: CMCIFRPP
- By Paypal transfer to    jc.commenchal@orange.fr

SHIPPING

Shipment to France by “Colissimo” tracked within a maximum of 48 hours. With recommendation and insurance on request. Postal transport is offered to metropolitan France.
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