Silver bowl, cover and display stand in a basane case. - Lot 82

Silver bowl, cover and display stand in a basane case. The display stand has a contoured border decorated with a frieze of ovals and edged with fillets, the rim decorated with large gadroons and leafy shells in reserve. The bowl is decorated with a frieze of ovals around the edge, and the two ears are decorated with rocaille foliage. The stave lid is embossed with rocaille motifs (shells, staples and foliage, garlands of flowers and moving fillets). The frétel is in the shape of a pine cone on a leafy terrace. The center of the display stand, the body of the bowl and the lid are engraved with covenants in an escutcheon surmounted by a Marquis crown. Hallmarks below the bowl, under the ears and under the lid. Paris, 1760/1761. M.O. Jean-François BALZAC (J F B, shell) (received Master in 1755) (Pont-au-Change, Paroisse Saint Jacques-la-Boucherie). Marks: Crowned letter "V" (1760-1761). Crowned letter "A" (Charge). Harrow" hallmarks (under the ears). Tête de femme à droite" (discharge). Engraved 2 M 3 On under one ear (2 marcs 3 oz). Display diameter: 25.5 cm - Weight: 681 g. Lid diameter: 18.8 cm - Weight: 484 g. Bowl length: 31.2 cm - Weight: 572 g. Total weight: 1,737 g. Case dimensions: 35 x 30 cm - Height: 15 cm.