![Pair of silver torches (950) with binet, inverted baluster shaft and octagonal-section knot, on a square base with cut corners, stepped and umbilical.
Monogrammed "D.C.L.C." on the reverse of the base.
Goldsmith's hallmark: V.H. and Agneau pascal.
ROUEN, Charge [crowned horseshoe] and Discharge [female bust in profile, crowned] for 1719-1726 and Jurande [F] for 1719.
First quarter of the 18th century.
Total weight : 887 g - H. : 21.6 - 21.8 cm.
Without bobèches. Repolished.
A few cracks or material defects on the reverse of the bases, scratches, a few knocks.
Two torches of similar design were sold at Artcurial, Deauville, on March 27, 2011 (lot 127, H. 21.7 cm, PT 890 g), dated circa 1721-1726, with a goldsmith's hallmark [V.H] attributed to a widow HARACHE.
Is this Magdeleine COMPART, the widow of Jérémy HARACHE (26.5.1654-verses 1702), referenced in CASSAN's work?
Bibliography ;
- Claude Gérard CASSAN, ''Les Orfèvres de Normandie'', Paris, 1980, p. 178, n° 75 b et c, poinçons de Charge et de Décharge ; pp. 217-218, ''HARACHE Jeremy (veuve de). Magdeleine COMPART. Requête du 22 septembre 1702 contre les jurés orfèvres de Rouen [...]''.
- Alice BLEUZEN, ''The French origins of the Harache Margas and Pantin Families'', article in https://www.academia.edu/11656897, pp.12-23 ; p. 14, "Arbre généalogique de la descendance de Pierre HARACHE et de Jeanne TOUSTAIN".](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/58/179568/3f84e61e4c68fccc2178af2e3301fd79)
Pair of silver torches (950) with binet, inverted baluster shaft and octagonal-section knot, on a square base with cut corners, stepped and umbilical. Monogrammed "D.C.L.C." on the reverse of the base. Goldsmith's hallmark: V.H. and Agneau pascal. ROUEN, Charge [crowned horseshoe] and Discharge [female bust in profile, crowned] for 1719-1726 and Jurande [F] for 1719. First quarter of the 18th century. Total weight : 887 g - H. : 21.6 - 21.8 cm. Without bobèches. Repolished. A few cracks or material defects on the reverse of the bases, scratches, a few knocks. Two torches of similar design were sold at Artcurial, Deauville, on March 27, 2011 (lot 127, H. 21.7 cm, PT 890 g), dated circa 1721-1726, with a goldsmith's hallmark [V.H] attributed to a widow HARACHE. Is this Magdeleine COMPART, the widow of Jérémy HARACHE (26.5.1654-verses 1702), referenced in CASSAN's work? Bibliography ; - Claude Gérard CASSAN, ''Les Orfèvres de Normandie'', Paris, 1980, p. 178, n° 75 b et c, poinçons de Charge et de Décharge ; pp. 217-218, ''HARACHE Jeremy (veuve de). Magdeleine COMPART. Requête du 22 septembre 1702 contre les jurés orfèvres de Rouen [...]''. - Alice BLEUZEN, ''The French origins of the Harache Margas and Pantin Families'', article in https://www.academia.edu/11656897, pp.12-23 ; p. 14, "Arbre généalogique de la descendance de Pierre HARACHE et de Jeanne TOUSTAIN".
Estimate
€1,800 - €2,300
Result
€1,700
Buyer's premium
26%
Pair of silver torches (950) with binet, inverted baluster shaft and octagonal-section knot, on a square base with cut corners, stepped and umbilical.
Monogrammed "D.C.L.C." on the reverse of the base.
Goldsmith's hallmark: V.H. and Agneau pascal.
ROUEN, Charge [crowned horseshoe] and Discharge [female bust in profile, crowned] for 1719-1726 and Jurande [F] for 1719.
First quarter of the 18th century.
Total weight : 887 g - H. : 21.6 - 21.8 cm.
Without bobèches. Repolished.
A few cracks or material defects on the reverse of the bases, scratches, a few knocks.
Two torches of similar design were sold at Artcurial, Deauville, on March 27, 2011 (lot 127, H. 21.7 cm, PT 890 g), dated circa 1721-1726, with a goldsmith's hallmark [V.H] attributed to a widow HARACHE.
Is this Magdeleine COMPART, the widow of Jérémy HARACHE (26.5.1654-verses 1702), referenced in CASSAN's work?
Bibliography ;
- Claude Gérard CASSAN, ''Les Orfèvres de Normandie'', Paris, 1980, p. 178, n° 75 b et c, poinçons de Charge et de Décharge ; pp. 217-218, ''HARACHE Jeremy (veuve de). Magdeleine COMPART. Requête du 22 septembre 1702 contre les jurés orfèvres de Rouen [...]''.
- Alice BLEUZEN, ''The French origins of the Harache Margas and Pantin Families'', article in https://www.academia.edu/11656897, pp.12-23 ; p. 14, "Arbre généalogique de la descendance de Pierre HARACHE et de Jeanne TOUSTAIN".