Cup Half-coconut and silver. Engraved decoration in the centre, within a lens-shaped field, depicting a crown beneath a paw holding a twig. Bears the maker’s mark ‘JACQUE MONTBESSON’ and a charming scene featuring the famous Jacque, a coppersmith, in his workshop, hammering an object and surrounded by items awaiting repair (a watering can, a cake tin) and his tools (a brazier, tongs, a compass, etc.). The muzzle of an extraordinary animal is set at one end. Silver rim. 19th century H. 10.2 cm – W. 8.7 cm A restored crack GUARANTEED