Silver CONFITURIER (950). Paris, Abel-Etienne GIROUX (lid) a - Lot 624

Silver CONFITURIER (950). Paris, Abel-Etienne GIROUX (lid) and goldsmith FLG (10 spoons), 1798-1809. Cylindrical spoon stand on a square base, on which is fixed the vase-shaped confiturier with its rounded, gadrooned base flanked by two ram's head lugs. The flared body, edged with gadroons, is engraved with egrets pecking in fruit-filled vases with foliate scrolls. The flat terrace lid is topped by a parrot-shaped grip. Engraved floral decoration on the sides of the support, bordered by a frieze of water leaves. Twelve plain-model spoons, two of which are silver-plated. Shocks, traces of breakage and repairs to the gadrooned body, dent to the base, no lining. H. 33 cm; Wt 1360 g.