Very rare pewter PITCHER with a shoulder shape, flared foot and "postillon's boot" goblet with a recessed lid and acorn thumb.
Hallmark of François BRION, master around 1700, died after 1721: crowned hammer / F.B.R.
Height: 20.3 cm.
BUXEUIL (Vienne), first half of the 18th century
Very good condition and of good quality of material, a scratch is however indicated by an arrow on one of the shots
Unpublished hallmark which cannot be attributed to any other master of the Orléans region, the only French region to have adopted this type of shape observed in CHARTRES, CHÂTEAUDUN, MONTARGIS, MONTEREAU, ORLEANS…
The initials F.B of the master are in fact arranged horizontally, the R of a smaller size, below the two main ones. This arrangement has sometimes been used to differentiate masters from the same center with identical initials. A recent search on the "Généanet" site actually reveals other local and contemporary masters of François BRION with these same main initials F.B.
To my knowledge, no other object from this small production center is listed to date.
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GUARANTEE
Former professor at IDETH (Institut d'Etudes Techniques et Historiques de l'Objet d'Art)
Former professor at EAC (Ecole d'Art et de Communication)
Former member of UFE (Union française des experts)
Expert specialist in pewter for over 40 years, I guarantee the authenticity of the object described above. A detailed descriptive invoice accompanied by a photograph will be provided to the purchaser upon request.
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