Silver & Objects of Vertu - 4th February 2025
Lot 265
A Louis XV French provincial silver wine taster,
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £819
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Description
A Louis XV French provincial silver wine taster,
with two marks one attributed to Antoine Lagenet, the other I.R over I, unidentified, Rouen 1754,
circular form, the shaped scroll thumb-piece engraved with a seated woman drinking wine, also inscribed 'I aime de Boire', with a finger ring, the side inscribed 'Mathieu Cartier', length 11.5cm, approx. weight 4.4oz.
A Private Collection of Wine Tasters.