A Louis XV French provincial silver-gilt wine taster,

A Louis XV French provincial silver-gilt wine taster,
by Jean-Jacques Ameline, Caudebec, (Jurisdiction of Rouen), 1756-1762,
circular form, the shaped scroll thumb-piece engraved with a blind-folded cherub holding a flaming heart, and with a dog on a lead, also inscribed 'Lafide Lite Meguide', with a finger ring, the side inscribed 'C', length 12cm, approx. weight 3.3oz.

A Private Collection of Wine Tasters.