Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 127
An 18th Century French Provincial wine taster
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200
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Description
An 18th Century French Provincial wine taster,
by Jean Roffay, Angers, 1785,
plain circular form, snake ring handle, completely plain except for a serpent ring handle, inscribed 'ESPRJT * BOUSSJON', length 9.5cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.
Provenance: Fine Silver and Collector's Items, Bonhams, New Bond Street, 21 November 2003, lot 65.