Lot 520
Lot 520
A LOUIS XV SILVER BEAKER AND A LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT CUP, COVER, AND SAUCER

THE BEAKER MARK OF LEONARD GREGOIRE, RENNES, 1750-1753; THE CUP, COVER, AND SAUCE MARK OF ANTOINE BOULLIER, PARIS, 1789-1792

Price Realised USD 5,670
Estimate
USD 1,500 - USD 2,500
Closed: 17 Oct 2023
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A LOUIS XV SILVER BEAKER AND A LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT CUP, COVER, AND SAUCER

THE BEAKER MARK OF LEONARD GREGOIRE, RENNES, 1750-1753; THE CUP, COVER, AND SAUCE MARK OF ANTOINE BOULLIER, PARIS, 1789-1792

Price Realised USD 5,670
Closed: 17 Oct 2023
Price Realised USD 5,670
Closed: 17 Oct 2023
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The beaker tulip-form with flared rim, on a gadrooned spreading foot, the body applied with molded rib and engraved with a coat-of-arms under a earl's coronet, the cup and cover plain faceted and applied with acanthus leaves at rim, with harp-form handles capped with flowerheads, the cover with roped rim and raised center with dove finial, the saucer applied with a frieze of acanthus leaves and engraved Tendresse paternelle, the cup, cover and saucer engraved with monogram A.R in a shield, both marked throughout, the cup and cover also with later French control marks
318 in. (8 cm.) high, the beaker; 512 in. (14 cm.) high, the cup and cover
29 oz. 10 dwt. (916 gr.)
Provenance
The beaker:
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.

The cup, cover, and saucer:
Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905).
By descent to the present owners.
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