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BORDEAUX 1775 - 1776 Pair of silver shells in...

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BORDEAUX 1775 - 1776 Pair of silver shells in imitation of scallops resting on three feet representing shells, the grip in imitation of a coral branch. They are engraved with a coat of arms on the reverse, surmounted by a marquis's crown. Repoinçonnées au sanglier au revers et sur la prise également déchargeée Master silversmith: Gabriel MESTRE, received in 1762 Weight: 212,9 g - diameter: 10,5 cm - length: 13,2 cm Bibliography: Described but not reproduced in the work of Jean Clarke de Dromantin, L'orfèvrerie de Bordeaux. Exhibition : Aix-en-Provence in 1954, under the number 116. BORDEAUX 1775 - 1776 A pair of silver shells Master silversmith: Gabriel MESTRE