![Beautiful pair of silver torches (950).
Their molded, scalloped bases are adorned with fillets punctuated with leaves, with an umbilicus engraved with a comb on a contoured engraved background.
Their cylindrical tap has two rings, decorated in succession.
Their octagonal shafts are richly chiselled with alternating pilasters adorned with either a fall of piastres topped with a shell, a clasp and a cartouche with a central ove, or vertical fillets ending in scrolls forming a capital; circular knot following the binet rings.
In the binets and under the bases:
Goldsmith's hallmark: Alexis III LOIR (1697-1775), received Master in Paris in 1733.
PARIS, Charge [A] and Discharge [boar's head] marks for Oct. 1750 - Oct. 1756 and Jurande [M] marks for 1752.
Unit weight: 715 and 738 g - H.: 26.2 and 26.5 cm.
With two circular silver (950) scalloped-edged bobèches with four clasps, mounted (unsuitable).
Goldsmith's hallmark: Jean-François BALZAC (1710-1765/66), received master in Paris in 1749. Privileged goldsmith according to the Court. This second hallmark was used from 1755 until his death.
PARIS, Charge [A] and Discharge [dog's head] marks for Oct. 1762 - Oct. 1768 and Jurande [A] for 1764.
Marks clearly legible inside one of the two bobèches, worn on the other.
Total weight: 84 g. - H. 3.4 and 3.1 cm.
Scratches and a few bumps from use.
Pairs of torches of similar design, by this silversmith, have passed on the market, notably :
- on December 6, 2021, in Paris, by Dupont & Associés, in the Collection d'orfèvrerie du Docteur Paul Des Marez (Hôtel Drouot, lot 70), torches dated 1750-1751 and 1753-1754, with bobèches by J.-Ch. More. Total weight 1,600 g.
- on October 20, 2020, in Brest, by Adjug'Art (lot 367), torches and bobèches dated 1749, with the Clermont-Basigny family coat of arms. Total weight 1,630 g.](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/58/174442/b51b360f09da4676a2e3c2a9725abcad)
Beautiful pair of silver torches (950). Their molded, scalloped bases are adorned with fillets punctuated with leaves, with an umbilicus engraved with a comb on a contoured engraved background. Their cylindrical tap has two rings, decorated in succession. Their octagonal shafts are richly chiselled with alternating pilasters adorned with either a fall of piastres topped with a shell, a clasp and a cartouche with a central ove, or vertical fillets ending in scrolls forming a capital; circular knot following the binet rings. In the binets and under the bases: Goldsmith's hallmark: Alexis III LOIR (1697-1775), received Master in Paris in 1733. PARIS, Charge [A] and Discharge [boar's head] marks for Oct. 1750 - Oct. 1756 and Jurande [M] marks for 1752. Unit weight: 715 and 738 g - H.: 26.2 and 26.5 cm. With two circular silver (950) scalloped-edged bobèches with four clasps, mounted (unsuitable). Goldsmith's hallmark: Jean-François BALZAC (1710-1765/66), received master in Paris in 1749. Privileged goldsmith according to the Court. This second hallmark was used from 1755 until his death. PARIS, Charge [A] and Discharge [dog's head] marks for Oct. 1762 - Oct. 1768 and Jurande [A] for 1764. Marks clearly legible inside one of the two bobèches, worn on the other. Total weight: 84 g. - H. 3.4 and 3.1 cm. Scratches and a few bumps from use. Pairs of torches of similar design, by this silversmith, have passed on the market, notably : - on December 6, 2021, in Paris, by Dupont & Associés, in the Collection d'orfèvrerie du Docteur Paul Des Marez (Hôtel Drouot, lot 70), torches dated 1750-1751 and 1753-1754, with bobèches by J.-Ch. More. Total weight 1,600 g. - on October 20, 2020, in Brest, by Adjug'Art (lot 367), torches and bobèches dated 1749, with the Clermont-Basigny family coat of arms. Total weight 1,630 g.
Estimate
€6,500 - €7,500
Result
€11,000
Buyer's premium
26.4%
Beautiful pair of silver torches (950).
Their molded, scalloped bases are adorned with fillets punctuated with leaves, with an umbilicus engraved with a comb on a contoured engraved background.
Their cylindrical tap has two rings, decorated in succession.
Their octagonal shafts are richly chiselled with alternating pilasters adorned with either a fall of piastres topped with a shell, a clasp and a cartouche with a central ove, or vertical fillets ending in scrolls forming a capital; circular knot following the binet rings.
In the binets and under the bases:
Goldsmith's hallmark: Alexis III LOIR (1697-1775), received Master in Paris in 1733.
PARIS, Charge [A] and Discharge [boar's head] marks for Oct. 1750 - Oct. 1756 and Jurande [M] marks for 1752.
Unit weight: 715 and 738 g - H.: 26.2 and 26.5 cm.
With two circular silver (950) scalloped-edged bobèches with four clasps, mounted (unsuitable).
Goldsmith's hallmark: Jean-François BALZAC (1710-1765/66), received master in Paris in 1749. Privileged goldsmith according to the Court. This second hallmark was used from 1755 until his death.
PARIS, Charge [A] and Discharge [dog's head] marks for Oct. 1762 - Oct. 1768 and Jurande [A] for 1764.
Marks clearly legible inside one of the two bobèches, worn on the other.
Total weight: 84 g. - H. 3.4 and 3.1 cm.
Scratches and a few bumps from use.
Pairs of torches of similar design, by this silversmith, have passed on the market, notably :
- on December 6, 2021, in Paris, by Dupont & Associés, in the Collection d'orfèvrerie du Docteur Paul Des Marez (Hôtel Drouot, lot 70), torches dated 1750-1751 and 1753-1754, with bobèches by J.-Ch. More. Total weight 1,600 g.
- on October 20, 2020, in Brest, by Adjug'Art (lot 367), torches and bobèches dated 1749, with the Clermont-Basigny family coat of arms. Total weight 1,630 g.