ANGERS 1706-08. - Lot 118

ANGERS 1706-08. Rare angevine silver covered bowl from the Louis XIV period. Inscription engraved in cursive on the rim "* Re * Guieriniere*". Plain body with centered decoration on the ears / handles consisting of a finely cut applique in the form of a lambrequin adorned with scrolls and a central fleur-de-lys, all on an amati background. The doucine lid is bordered by a frieze of gadroons and features a pivoting handle formed by the stretched body of two dolphins set in the center of a terrace where central ribbed applique motifs radiate. Well-punched piece (body and lid). Charge marks (crowned spread eagle / and crowned letter M formed by a cordelière surrounded by three rings). Discharge mark (crown) for ANGERS 1706-1708. Jurande d'ANGERS 1708 (crowned E). Master goldsmith's hallmark (on body): Philippe DALLER, received in 1676. Diameter: 17.2 cm. Length : 29 cm. Weight: 677.8 grams. Bibliographical references for this bowl: Book "Les Orfèvres d'Anjou et du bas Maine" page 314 and pages 395 and 396 (also pictured / Ref 133). Provenance : Sale Angers , March 30 1977 N° 398