![Three-legged mustard jar made of glass and silver (950), stamped with a frieze design featuring fleurons and women playing tambourines.
Handle shaped like a crook with a wild animal’s head.
Hinged lid topped with a pine cone finial.
Silversmith’s hallmark: Jean-Pierre BIRON [lion surmounted by a star], active from 1798.
PARIS, 1809–1819.
Glass lining, added later.
Net weight: 93 g.
Signs of wear, scratches, and a few chips; oxidation.](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/58/179571/fcaf94108e58555a118e044fe8b89868)
Three-legged mustard jar made of glass and silver (950), stamped with a frieze design featuring fleurons and women playing tambourines. Handle shaped like a crook with a wild animal’s head. Hinged lid topped with a pine cone finial. Silversmith’s hallmark: Jean-Pierre BIRON [lion surmounted by a star], active from 1798. PARIS, 1809–1819. Glass lining, added later. Net weight: 93 g. Signs of wear, scratches, and a few chips; oxidation.
Estimate
€80 - €120
Result
€80
Buyer's premium
26.4%
Three-legged mustard jar made of glass and silver (950), stamped with a frieze design featuring fleurons and women playing tambourines.
Handle shaped like a crook with a wild animal’s head.
Hinged lid topped with a pine cone finial.
Silversmith’s hallmark: Jean-Pierre BIRON [lion surmounted by a star], active from 1798.
PARIS, 1809–1819.
Glass lining, added later.
Net weight: 93 g.
Signs of wear, scratches, and a few chips; oxidation.