MARK OF RENE BRICEAU, SAINT-MALO, CIRCA 1705

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A LOUIS XIV SILVER ECUELLE
MARK OF RENE BRICEAU, SAINT-MALO, CIRCA 1705
Circular and with two fluted bracket handles, engraved with a coat-of-arms, with charge for 1703-5, marked underneath
12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) wide over handles
13 oz. 10 dwt. (420 gr.)

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Lot Essay

Another similar example sold Christie’s, London, 23 September 2008, lot 213 for £1,600. A further example by the same maker, with conforming cover, is illustrated J. Berroyer, Orfèvrerie en Haute-Bretagne, 2004, p. 313.

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