MONTPELLIER, 1766 - Lot 263

MONTPELLIER, 1766 Silver torch. Circular tap decorated with fillets (without bobèche). Triangular-section shaft with scrolls and shells. Stepped base with clasps. - Charge mark with crowned hand and discharge mark with duck for Montpellier 1766-1767? - Sworn mark for MONTPELLIER 1766 ("MPL" surmounted by the crowned date letter "P"). - Master goldsmith's hallmark: "I * D" for Jean Joseph DARTIS (received in 1744). H: 24.5 cm. Base diameter: 14.5 cm. Weight: 720 grams. Small crack at the base. Mo Jean Joseph DARTIS received in 1744. Very well hallmarked. Weight: 243.8 grams In the style of Montpellier, 1766-1767 Flambeau Silver. Resting on a hexagonal base enhanced with moldings, the three-sided shaft is decorated with scrolls and shells, and the tap is ringed. Height: 25 cm. Weight: 753 g. (accident to the wick)