PARIS 1761 - 1762 Silver sugar spoon, filet coquille pattern, bordered spoon, the spatula probably engraved with old coats of arms (tiny traces). Master silversmith: Pierre-Nicolas SOMME, received in 1760 Weight: 95 g - length: 20.8 cm A similar sugar spoon by the same master, dating from the same year, appeared in the 1955 PUIFORCAT sale under number 149. Stamped with the Paris discharge 1756 - 1762 and the Angers discharge 1748 - 1762. Expert : Claire Badillet

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