Elegant Antique French Silver 1st Empire Ewer
$7,500
France, 18th Century c.
H: 14.56" W: 7.28" D: 9.65"
Weight: 33 oz
Silver weight: 32.5 oz
A very Elegant and modern looking solid French Silver Ewer probably from the city of Besancon, from the turn of the 18th century, dated between 1798 and 1809.
Amphora shaped the ewer is linked to the handle by a spray of acanthus leaves.
The handle itself is delicately inlaid with silver wires, and done in the Grecian style, very geometrical and modern.
The round pedestal is decorated with an acanthus wreath.
The pourer is duck shaped and topped by a silver rose finial.
The design is pure and quite lovely perfectly at home on a classical or modern table.
The Hallmark is 2ieme Coq for the French Provinces, 1798 to 1809.
Interestingly we also have 2 marks that indicate the travels this lovely ewer took.
An import Mark in the shape of a V indicates the travels into Holland after 1814.
A second Mark in the shape of an E topped by a laurel wreath indicates import taxes taken upon arriving in Belgium in 1831.
Quite the traveler this beautiful ewer….
The Makers Mark shows a P in a circle.
We are still looking for the name of the Maker and will update the website as soon as we have it…
PAYMENT:
Accepted Modes of Payment:
Credit Cards via Square, Checks, Bank Account Transfers.
Wire transfers will incur an additional charge for their processing by the banking system and are only recommend for International transactions.
Should you have an account in Europe you may send your payment to our European Account-In which case we will give you the price equivalence in Euro. Please inquire first in that case.
In order to buy an item please click on the ‘Inquire About this Item’ Button. We will get back to you with all the tailored information for your purchase, including if you need it the shipping cost.
TERMS:
Sales Tax:
The sales tax is included in the selling price for US or France deliveries.
Other destinations please inquire with us.
Shipping:
Antiques will incur the actual shipping costs, noted for each article plus insurance as also noted.
Count on us to pack your purchase with the utmost care.
Shipping is at actual cost.
Returns:
We understand everyone’s right to a change of heart.
We guarantee the authenticity of all of our items, hence we will allow returns.
However the returns should be done no later then 3 Days after original reception of the article and will require the safe return of the item in the exact condition received.
Should the return be caused by a mistake on our part, all shipping fees will be refunded.
In other cases, the customer will be responsible for shipping charges, and insurance.
The item must be returned with the original carrier and in its original packaging, in a traceable manner.
Items with Ivory:
Please note all items sold with Ivory are in observance of the “CITES” Washington Agreement of 1973. Hence they were created more then 50 years ago.
A special note:
Unless ortherwise cited, all our items are antiques. The ‘all’ beauty of antiques is their age and their sense of coming from another time.
Therefore, SilverArtbyD&R presents to you pieces that come with a life and possibly visible indications of the sumptuous occasions under chandeliers and candlelight.
Remember this is of the past …and not the new …and the scars of the past only add to the character.
