SILVER SIDE SHELTER Master goldsmith Pierre Théry Lille, 1792 Of baluster form, with twisted ribs and flat sides, standing on four scrolled feet with shell attachments, the pouring spout with pearls and laurel garland, the lid with doucines surmounted by a leafy seed-shaped grip, the handle with brown wood scrolls; accidents, scratches, missing parts at the grip of the lid H. 29.3 cm (11 ½ in.) Gross weight : 1 Kg 151 A silver jug, by Pierre Thery, Lille, 1792 Pierre Théry was neither admitted to the apprenticeship nor to the master's degree under the Ancien Régime in Lille. In 1792, he worked as a silversmith. He registered his mark in 1798 (N. Cartier, vol.1. P. 374). A similar jug by the same silversmith is reproduced in Les orfèvres de Lille 2, Cahiers du Patrimoine, éd. Peeters, 2007, n° 566, p. 797.

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