A pair of silver (950) oblong shell-shaped display bowls (drageoirs?) with four leafy feet and scrolled handles decorated with a line of pearls. Gilded interior. Minerve and goldsmith's hallmarks: Pierre François II QUEILLE (1801-1846), active in Paris between 1834 and 1846. Total weight: 459 g. - Length: 21.5 cm. Scratches and minor bumps; incipient tear near one grip, the other grip reinforced by a plate cut into a brace; oxidation.
Estimate
€450 - €550
Result
€600
Buyer's premium
26%
A pair of silver (950) oblong shell-shaped display bowls (drageoirs?) with four leafy feet and scrolled handles decorated with a line of pearls.
Gilded interior.
Minerve and goldsmith's hallmarks: Pierre François II QUEILLE (1801-1846), active in Paris between 1834 and 1846.
Total weight: 459 g. - Length: 21.5 cm.
Scratches and minor bumps; incipient tear near one grip, the other grip reinforced by a plate cut into a brace; oxidation.