Very Large Jug In Sterling Silver - Restoration Period

Very large jug in sterling silver decorated on its spout with a ram's head and large palmettes. Smooth body decorated with heart-striped crowns and a ribbon of flowers. Fretel in pine cone and rosette and ebony grip (presence of a few slits on this one due to woodworking in no way weakening the whole) finished in its base part with a bearded man's head with ram's horns . This jug bears the hallmarks of the head of Vieillard Paris 950 thousandth and guarantee of Paris as well as the hallmark of master goldsmith of Jacques Gabriel André Pompart Orfèvre in Paris, 20, place Thionville. In service from 1798 to 1809. Object from the Empire Restoration period.
Dimensions: Height: 33.3 cm - Width: 23.8 cm Capacity: 2 liters Gross weight: 1 k 234 grs
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