BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, 1706-1712. - Lot 83

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, 1706-1712. Pair of Louis XIV period silver torches. Shafts with octagonal bases. The stepped bases are engraved with the coats of arms of the de COSSETTE and CARDON families, topped by a marquis's crown and shouldered by lions. These candleholders were probably made for Henri de COSSETTE, Seigneur de Beaucourt. Hallmarks for Boulogne sur Mer: 1706-1712. Master goldsmith's hallmark: "IB and a crowned fleur-de-lys" for Jean-François I de BERNONVILLE, received in 1706. H: 22 cm. Base diameter: 12.5 cm. Weight: 890 grams. Piece to be compared with a similar model presented in Martine PLOUVIER's book "Les orfèvres de Picardie. La Monnaie d'Amiens" page 493.