Lot no. 1
SILVER MUSTARD POT, ATTRIBUTED TO THE MASTER SILVERSMITH JEAN-BAPTISTE HARRAULT (1715-1773) OR HIS SON JEAN THOMAS (1741-1796), AVIGNON, CIRCA 1765
of baluster form, decorated with torso ribs on the lid, standing on a pedestal with a segmented outline, the rim with mouldings of ribboned fillets; the base of the body chiselled with waves; the body partially foliated, the upper part chiselled with waves on a background of amati; the lid surmounted by a hold formed by a foliated scroll; the spout with a graven coat of arms surmounted by a marquis's crown; the handle with scrolls.
Under the base, the town hallmark and the goldsmith's hallmark (twice).
(Minor accidents, minor restoration and possibly lined)
A silver mustard pot attributed to the master goldsmith Jean-Baptiste Harrault or to his son Jean Thomas, Avignon, circa 1765
Weight : 290 g. - 10.23 OZ - H. 14,80 CM - H. 5,8 IN.
To compare
Mustard makers by Antoine Bailly, Paris, 1758-1759, coll. of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, described and reproduced in Faith Dennis, vol. 1-2, no. 27; and that of Paul Chandeson (fils), Perpignan, circa 1765, Fraysse sale, 6/7.12.2022, lot 133.
CONDITION REPORT:
On the upper part of the body: two oxidised scratches
On the edge at the top of the body at the hinge a small break repaired.
On the inside, at the bottom of the lid socket, oxidation.
On the upper part of the body: two oxidized scratches
At the top edge of the body, at the hinge, a small break has been repaired.
On the inside, at the bottom of the lid socket, oxidation
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Tableware, goldsmithing
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