"Sugar Spoon Or Sprinkler, Silver, By Christophe Aubertin, Nancy, Circa 1760-1780"
- Sugar spoon or sprinkler - Hammered, chiseled and openwork silver
- Christophe Aubertin, master silversmith from 1740-1786
- Nancy (France), circa 1750-1780
- Length: 22 cm, diameter: 7.2 cm; weight: 95 g
- Perfect condition
- Sugar spoon or sprinkler with a double-lined model. The double-molded spoon is decorated with a pierced decoration of palmettes and branches forming the petals of a flower with a central bud formed by a swirling rosette with a daisy in its center. The attachment on the spoon with a ribbed shoulder. The spatula is slightly curved with a rib.
- Hallmarks (twice on the stem): Master goldsmith: CA surmounting a wheel, surmounted by a thistle for Christophe Aubertin, master goldsmith in Nancy from 1740 to 1786 [2 p. 92 & 184]. The second hallmark of the goldsmith is damaged by traces of scissors.
- Ref.: [1] Helft, Jacques: "Les poinçons des provinces françaises", 1968; [2] Cassan, Claude-Gérard: "Les orfèvres de Lorraine et de Sedan", Presse Universitaire de Nancy, 1994
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