PARIS 1744 - 1750 Silver sauceboat with two spouts and two side handles of oblong form. It rests on a poly-lobed pedestal with contours in recall on the edge. The spouts, extended by a drop, are enhanced by three gadroons and channels simulating a shell. The two handles are scrolled and netted. Engraved with a coat of arms on one side. Coat of arms supposedly belonging to a lady of the Du Sart family (originally from Champagne). Master silversmith : Antoine-Sébastien DURAND, received in 1740 Weight : 427,1 g - length at the spouts : 21,5 cm - width : 19 cm - height : 9 cm Mark : common house illegible PARIS 1744 - 1750 A silver double lipped sauceboat and two lateral handles Master silversmith: Antoine-Sébastien DURAND

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