A IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER-GILT EWER AND BASIN
MARK OF ABEL-ETIENNE GIROUX, PARIS, 1798-1809
A IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER-GILT EWER AND BASIN MARK OF ABEL-ETIENNE GIROUX, PARIS, 1798-1809 The baluster ewer on a milled and stiff leaf spreading foot with a ribbon tied reeded knop, the lower body applied with alternating husk and entrelacs strapwork, separated with engraved foliage and flowers on a textured ground, the upper body applied with scrolling foliage heightened with female and dolphin masks, applied on each side with a classical bust medallion, the neck with a band of vitruvian scrolls and masks, the handle cast as a rampant panther terminating at the body in a mask, the rim of the oval basin similarly decorated, the ewer marked underneath, on foot rim and near rim, the basin marked underneath and on rim The ewer 12½ in. (32 cm.) high The basin 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) wide 102½ oz. (3,191 gr.) (2)
A IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER-GILT EWER AND BASIN
MARK OF ABEL-ETIENNE GIROUX, PARIS, 1798-1809
A IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER-GILT EWER AND BASIN MARK OF ABEL-ETIENNE GIROUX, PARIS, 1798-1809 The baluster ewer on a milled and stiff leaf spreading foot with a ribbon tied reeded knop, the lower body applied with alternating husk and entrelacs strapwork, separated with engraved foliage and flowers on a textured ground, the upper body applied with scrolling foliage heightened with female and dolphin masks, applied on each side with a classical bust medallion, the neck with a band of vitruvian scrolls and masks, the handle cast as a rampant panther terminating at the body in a mask, the rim of the oval basin similarly decorated, the ewer marked underneath, on foot rim and near rim, the basin marked underneath and on rim The ewer 12½ in. (32 cm.) high The basin 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) wide 102½ oz. (3,191 gr.) (2)
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