Bowl and Cover
1711-1712 (made)
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This bowl may have been designed as a sugar bowl for a luxury tea set or as a box for dress accessories or cosmetics. An exquisite, textbook example of Régence ornament, it features borders of gadrooning (convex ribs) and engraved strapwork, moresques, acanthus leaves and trellis patterns on a matted, or punched, background around the body. Bands of beading and the profile of an imperial Roman lady on matted grounds decorate the cover.
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| Brief description | Round covered bowl on gadrooned foot, engraved silver with detachable lid with figure of Roman imperial lady in profile on top, Simon le Bastier, Paris, 1711-1712 |
| Physical description | Round covered bowl on gadrooned foot, engraved decoration on body and lid, decorated with flowers and leaves, strapwork, beaded rim on lid and handle, detachable lid with figure of Roman imperial lady in profile on top. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Under foot: maker's mark of Simon Le Bastier, town mark for Paris, warden's mark a crowned S for 9 September 1711 to 27 August 1712, duty mark an A encircled by a crown, the charge mark first introduced on 17 April 1704; rim of bowl: discharge mark a crown with the sceptre and the hand of justice (introduced on 17 April 1704 for plate made in more than one piece), a sword hilt mark?; rim of lid: a fly, the verification mark current from the same date; sword hilt mark; inside lid: warden's mark, charge mark |
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| Object history | Acquisition RF: 14/2308M. Purchase - (£120) Fitzhenry Collection Lightbown records varying opinions on maker's mark. Oman suggests Florent Sollier. A similar mark has also been attributed to Paul Manis. See: Bunt, C.G.E. "18th C. French Silver" (article archives) for general points. Neg no.: 58551 |
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| Summary | This bowl may have been designed as a sugar bowl for a luxury tea set or as a box for dress accessories or cosmetics. An exquisite, textbook example of Régence ornament, it features borders of gadrooning (convex ribs) and engraved strapwork, moresques, acanthus leaves and trellis patterns on a matted, or punched, background around the body. Bands of beading and the profile of an imperial Roman lady on matted grounds decorate the cover. |
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| Accession number | M.67:1, 2-1914 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2004 |
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