SILVER TROWEL Goldsmith's hallmark AD, probably for Antoine Desruesne Valenciennes, 1789 The heart-shaped peel is engraved on the underside of the handle ALD L. : 34,5 cm (13 ½ in.) Total weight : 162 gr. A silver trowel, probably by Antoine Desruesne, Valenciennes, 1789 For a similar trowel by Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Quentin, Valenciennes, 1788 or 1789, see Etude Tajan, Paris, 23 June 2020, no. 22. Artcurial would like to thank Dr Thierry Mulette and André Nécaille for their help in identifying the goldsmith.