A FRENCH SILVER BEAKER
PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
A FRENCH SILVER BEAKER

MARK OF FREDERIC BOUCHERON, PARIS, CIRCA 1900

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A FRENCH SILVER BEAKER
MARK OF FREDERIC BOUCHERON, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
Double-skinned cast and chased with figures in foliage, the interior gilt, the body signed 'F. Peureux', marked on base, also engraved Fic Boucheron / Paris, further stamped with Dutch import mark from 1953
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high
21 oz. 10 dwt. (670 gr.)

Lot Essay

A similar example was sold Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 28-29 November 2006, lot 606.
Francis Peureux was a silver and tin engraver who favoured naturalistic decor and worked for such prestigious firms as Bapst & Falize, Aucoc, Boin and most of all Boucheron.

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