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Silversmith: Desnos, Pierre II
Silver; low circular bowl with kidney-shaped thumb-piece and finger ring
Silver; the circular bowl has slightly bulbous sides, and slightly raised base. The kidney shaped thumb-piece is attached to the bowl by leaf-shaped scrolls, undher wish is a finger ring. The upper surface is inscribed 'AVEC LE TEMPS' and engraved with a flaming heart and a cupid holding a hammer. The side of the bowl is inscribed 'J Laisney'.
History note: Not know before testator; Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, LL.D, Cambridge
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Weight: 120 g
Weight: 3: 17 oz: dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Mid
Louis XV
Production date:
AD 1754
Pierre II Desnos was master in 1721; garde in 1726, and was recorded up to 1767.
To Top Of Handle
Height 4.4 cm
Height 1¾ in
Rim To Handle
Width 11.5 cm
Width 4½ in
Bowl
Decoration
Inscription present: 'LC' within a circle
Inscription present: 'S' crowned
Inscription present: 'PD' crown and Paschal Lamb above; fleur de lys below
Inscription present: B with crown above (used between 1750 and 1756)
Inscription present: the head of a bird or animal
Accession number: M.58-1961
Primary reference Number: 119298
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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IIIF Manifest
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Wine taster" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119298 Accessed: 2024-11-25 00:12:02
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 00:12:02|publisher=The
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