"Bowl Covered In Silver, France End Of The Nineteenth Century"
Covered bowl with circular shaped ears in silver decorated with combed rococo repoussé and guilloché. The ears adopt the shape of a shell embellished with leaf clips. The lid is slightly convex, with an eventful edge, underlined by double fillets, garnished with a flowered rocking cartouche, surmounted at the top of a plug in the form of an acanthus branch coiled with its buds lying on a terrace of leaves. French work, end of the 19th century, Louis XV style Silver 950/1000, Minerva hallmarks Poinçon Master Goldsmith: Henri Soufflot (1884-1910) Paris Length handle to handle: 29.8 cm Diameter: 20 cm Height: 6.5 cm Height with the lid: 16 cm Weight: 876 gr Condition: excellent