Important 18th Century French Sterling Silver Tastevin, w/Snake Handle, Ca.1795
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Important 18th Century French Sterling Silver Tastevin, w/Snake Handle, Ca.1795:
$1345.00
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\"We photograph and depict sterling items in their natural state,
as theywould appear in your home\".
For a year or so, we have beenthinning 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 18th Century, museum quality, French sterling silver tastevin with an attractive
snake handle typically associated with the Burgundy wineregion of France.
Acomparable wine taster, from the same period, with the identicalassay marks and the
identical maker\'s mark is locatedin the Frenchsilver collection at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The tastevin bears the \"Coq\", Paris premier titre,assay mark denoting .950 sterling silver content.
It also bears the excise mark,the\"Head of old man\" flanked by numerals 8 and 5. This excise mark
is for medium size silver items.
The tastevin also has the\"Head of Apollo\" mark (different from the \"Head of old man\")that was
utilized by the \"Association des Orfevres\" during 3 years only...1795-1797. In addition, the tastevin
has the maker\'s mark believed to be Paris silversmith Louis JosephThomas, 1795-1798.
The diameter of the cup is 3.1/4\". The weight of the wine taster is 82 grams. The condition is excellent.
This rare tastevin has outstanding credentials. It will grace the finest of collections. It\'s an outstanding
conversationpiece that displays nicely. It will surely impress connoisseurs, 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 is $20.00.
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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.
Important 18th Century French Sterling Silver Tastevin, w/Snake Handle, Ca.1795:
$1345.00