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Silver hand candlestick, the bottom with umbilical...

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Silver hand candlestick, the bottom with umbilical channels engraved with foliage, the molded clasped edge, the fluted binet, the handle cut out with nets and stick engraved with the coat of arms of Charles Marie Marthe de BRIDIEU (1730-?) and his wife born Marie Catherine LE BOUCHER de VERDUN (1739-?), married on April 15, 1765 Paris, 1762-1768, perhaps 1766 Master Goldsmith : probably Jean-Baptiste LIZON, received in 1757, practiced at least until 1793 Matching old bobèche but without hallmark L. 17 cm - weight : 211 g BL In 1789, Marie Catherine Le Boucher de Verdun, widow of Charles Marie Marthe de Bridieu, occupied the castle of Fourchette in Touraine, now owned by Mick Jagger.

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