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Sterling silver cruet, french Directory period
Silver cruet shaped nave. Twisted and decorated handles with swans head, pilasters receptacle. Decor of Mercury and swan heads.
Monogram and marquis crown.
Master silversmith punch and rooster punch with the different of the year V.
Gross Weight: 45.5 kg.
Data sheet
| Height | 16.1 in |
| Width | 11.8 in |
More info
Great solid silver cruet, nave shaped and set on an oblong base, decorated with greek figures.
The top handle, on a column, represents a foliated vase from which emerge fruits. The twisted side handles end with two swans heads.
The glass receptacles are three pillasters shaped, separated by perforated fan-shaped decorations.
Applies on each side of the body are a Mercury head surmounted by two swans heads, with on one side the initials summed by a marquis crown.
Silver hallmark : rooster, Paris first title, with the different A for year V (1796).
Silversmith hallmark : M J with thyrse, Marc Jacquait, Paris 1798-1809.
Marc Jacquait, silversmith in Paris, Hotel d'Aligre, Rue Saint Honoré. In service from 1797. Specialty of this manufacturer: the big table silver.
Dictionary of French Masters silversmiths, No. 2896 page 235, E. and M. Beuque Frapsauce, ed. F Nobele.
Net weight: 45.5. Glass reported.
