Paris c.1883 - Saupoudroir in sterling silver, vermeil and cut crystal by Alfred LECORAZET

Beautiful baluster-shaped saupoudroir in cut crystal set in solid silver 950/1000, gold-plated.
The body is encircled by a solid ring, the upper part decorated with a frieze of flattened pearls, the body decorated with cut lattice work. The neck is set in solid silver, supported by a solid crystal ring on which sits the lid, pierced with 25 holes and decorated with a frieze of water leaves and vermeil inside and out. The crystal base, adorned with a cut star motif, is set in a gilded silver base adorned with a water-leaf frieze.

All pieces bear the Minerve 1er titre hallmark, attesting to a silver content of 950/1000, which was the norm at the time, as well as the master goldsmith's hallmark.

Hallmarks :
- Minerve 1er titre (solid silver 950/1000) ;
- Master gilder: AL a cock for Alfred LECORAZET.

Dimensions:
- Height: 13.5 cm.
- Diameter (body): 8 cm.

Gross weight: 385 grams.

Condition report
Good condition, no defects to the crystal, no deformation to report for the silver, a few scratches due to age and some age-related wear to the vermeil.

Very fine condition for a 142-year-old piece. The mount still features its original beautiful vermeil. Superb workmanship, both for the thick, deep-cut crystal and for the setting, which is made of solid 1st-rate silver, whereas it was more common to use 2nd-rate silver in this period when it was intended to be gilded.

Alfred LECORAZET, master goldsmith based at 32 rue Saint-Marc in Paris, master in 1883. Alfred LECORAZET's hallmark can be found on small table silverware of classic yet elegant lines and very fine quality, as well as on silver evening aumônières sometimes set with gems.

Ref: D30W1XRUH0