Antique French Sterling Silver Unusual Tastevin & Personal Drinking Cup

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Antique French Sterling Silver Unusual Tastevin & Personal Drinking Cup:
$995.00

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\"We photograph and depict sterling items in their natural state,

as theywould appear in your home\".

We arethinning our extensivepersonal collection of unusual and often rare

sterling silver tastevins. We have collected only the finest during the past 40 years.

From our personal collection and forthe aficionado of fine wine;we are pleased to offer

for salean impressive... large, heavy andrare... French sterling silver tastevin and

personal drinking cup.

Larger tastevins, with greater cup depth, served a dual purpose. In addition tobeing traditional tastevins,

they served as the wine maker\'s (merchant\'s) personal drinking cup when travelling. The tastevin at sale

holds up to 4 ounces of wine.

18th and 19th century French wine tasterswith a coin bottom other than a French coin are rare.

The tastevin at sale features an authentic Spanish coin bottom in the denomination of 8 Reales.

These coins were commonly referred to as \"pieces of eight\". They were legal tender in Europe,

the United States, Canada and many other locations until the late 1850\'s.

The coin bottom, dated 1819, depicts the King of Spain...Ferdinand VII...the traitor king who once

sided with the French during the Napoleonic wars.

The tastevin also features the classic snake handle usuallyassociated with wine tasters from the

Burgundy region of France.

This pre Minerva tastevin bears the unusual \"Head of Socrates\" assay mark (1819-1839) denoting

its .800 sterling silver composition. It also bears the maker\'s mark who is currently unknown to us.

The tastevin also bears2 signatures (names). Onesignature is in the background and illegible.

The other in the foreground is the name P. Chastas. We can only surmise that the original owner

passed his or her tastevin to P. Chastas.

The diameter of the tastevin\'s cupis approximately 3.1/2\" or 9 centimeters. The depth of the cup

is approximately 1. 5/16\" or 3.4 centimeters. The weight is an impressive 122 grams of heavy gauge

French silver. The tastevin is solid, in very good condition with some rubs and dings that do not detract

from its appearance and its value.

This large, heavy and raretastevin and personal drinking cupwill grace the finest collection.

It makes a great conversation piece. It displays nicely and itwill surely impressconnoisseurs,

family and guests.

\"Please view our response detailsand buy with confidence\".

We do not clean silver prior to sale or shipment.

The choice to clean, or not, remains with the buyer.

We Ship Worldwide(with a few exceptions)

The cost of shipping from Canada is greater than the cost of domestic shipping within the United States.

The reasons are obvious. We do not charge extra for shipping and handling. Wecharge the actual shipping cost

plus the cost of insurance for items exceeding $100.00 in value. Please keep this in mind when posting response.

Shipping,with insurance, to the Continental United States and within Canada isFREE.

Please inquire about the shipping cost elsewhere, before offerding.

We now ship to Japan and to China.

The buyeris responsible for any additional costs due to import duties, taxes and the like.

We combine shipments when possible.

Payment is due within 48hrs of sale close. The \"buy it now\" option and the \"best offer\" option

require an instant payment.

Please respect these conditions of sale.

ABOUT US:

We are collectors of items comprised of precious metals and precious stones since 1972.

The collection consists of sterling tableware and related items by prominent silversmiths from

around the world. (.i.e Puiforcat, Debain, Henin,Cardeilhac, George Unite, Wallace and Gorham).

We will be listing additional items over the next days, weeks and months to comeas time permits.

If you have questions, please ask via email.

Thank you.