CHAMBERY 1725 - 1751 A silver saupoudreuse of baluster form, it rests on a pedestal moulded with gadroons between the bayonets of the lid. The body is enhanced with appliques alternating long gadroons and lambrequins on a background of amatized scrolls. The reperce is composed of crosses framing quartefoils. The terrace repeats the motif of the body's appliques in the form of radiating gadroons, topped by a plume-like grip. Master silversmith: Pierre DUPUY, reported between 1707, died in 1751 Assayer's mark: Georges REY Master silversmith's mark on the inside of the lid and on the reverse of the body Weight: 547,8 g - height: 24,3 cm CHAMBERY 1725 - 1751 A silver baluster-shaped sugar caster Master silversmith: Pierre DUPUY

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