"Ear Bowl In Silver 17th Macon 1693"
Bowl with openwork ears, in silver from the LOUIS XIV period, The plain body, it bears the hallmarks of the city of MACON Year 1693 (Letter N) Master silversmith CORNEAU Jean (his 1st hallmark) Diameter 25.8cm Weight 238grs Very good condition, traces of wear, not repolished, The service of the inventory of Burgundy uncovered a ewer of Baptism bearing the punch of this orèvre; Link: From the teaspoon... to the reliquary or the goldsmith's inventory (openedition.org) Rare bowl from the 17th century that survived the great castings of King Louis XIV