Pewter Wine Pitcher - Avranches (basse-normandie) - 19th Century

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Pewter PITCHER, with shoulder, flared foot and acorn thumb.
Countermark: crossed spoon and fork / BFA
Height: 25.7 cm.
AVRANCHES and SAINT-HILAIRE-DU-HARCOÜET,First half of the 19th century.

Very good condition
This enigmatic countermark has been observed many times on pitchers of the Lower Normandy, Mayenne and Le Mans types. I now attribute these initials BFA to BAZIRE Ferdinand Aimé, active in these two centers from 1830, deceased in 1851, owner and renter of the molds bearing this countermark. To do this, I cross-referenced these initials with those of the Lower Normandy masters in my database and obtained a single answer: BAZIRE Ferdinand Aimé, active in AVRANCHES and SAINT-HILAIRE-DU-HARCOUËT, at the beginning of the 19th century and whose initials BFA correspond very exactly to those of his name and his two first names. It is therefore highly probable that this master rented one of his molds to his colleagues in the neighboring centers mentioned above.
Bibliography: "Les étains normands" by Jean-Claude Commenchal, en vente dans cette galerie.

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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.
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