Aiguière en cristal gravé à riche monture en argent ciselé et ajouré de fleurs, feuillages, coquilles et rocailles. Style Louis XV, fin du XIXe siècle
Poincon minerve et du maitre orfèvre Lapeyre a Paris rue Meslay
French Sterling Silver & Cut Glass 12" Claret Jug, Rococo Styling & Spiral Cut Body
Napoléon III Silver & Crystal WINE DECANTER or Claret Jugantique French hallmarked sterling silver & cut glassornate with rococo style base & scrolling handle, floral accented collar and that stunning spiral fluted glass or crystal body, most likely Baccarat!All of the separate silver parts bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number "1" within those marks means they are in .950 silver (95% pure and higher than the .925 standard for "sterling" silver). The silversmith marks are : " H L" Lapeyre 43 rue Meslay Paris
Rocaille encircling the silver base, the handle in the form of sinuous scrolls! The body is crystal with a spiral extending from the bottom of the neck to the sterling footed base.
French Silver Hallmarks, (le poinçon Minerve première titre (950/1000) Minerve Head + 1 indicating finest Silver
