"Oil-vinegar Cruet, Silver, Lille, 1747-1748, By Martin-joseph Defontaine"
Rare model of an oil and vinegar cruet (or oil dispenser), made of plain silver, with two flasks of later period (probably 19th century)
Height: 18 cm, Length: 16 cm, Width: 9 cm, Weight: 387g
Hallmarks: three under the tray: (1) Crowned fleur-de-lis for Lille, (2) F for 1747-1748, (3) M, a grain, I, on D, for the master silversmith Martin-Joseph Defontaine
Engraving: carved under the tray, I D B
A similar model by the same master silversmith is listed in Nicole Cartier's book Les Orfèvres de Lille, under number 280
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