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Sugar bowl with cover
Mathieu Bremond (master in 1749)
French (Marseille)
1772
Object Place: Europe, Marseille, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Weight: 12.5 oz., 12.7 cm (0.78 lb., 5 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.250a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionSpirally fluted baluster sugar bowl and cover on four scroll feet
Marks
Maker's mark: crowned MB with two grains (Beuque, 1929) underside of base.
"Maison commune" warden's mark : date 1772 under a shield with a cross inside for Marseille 1772, underside of base.
Charge : a cannon, for Marseille 1768-1775, underside of base.
Discharge (partial) : (superior part of) a flower, for Marseille 1768-1775 (mark appears in the catalogue David D.Weill collection, 11-24-1971), outer rim of lid.
No other mark on lid.
Warden's mark: crossed shield with ribbons with 72: 1772-73 (Helft, 76A)
Charge: cannon: 1768-1775 (Helft, 76B)
Maker's, warden's and charge marks all on underside of bowl.
"Maison commune" warden's mark : date 1772 under a shield with a cross inside for Marseille 1772, underside of base.
Charge : a cannon, for Marseille 1768-1775, underside of base.
Discharge (partial) : (superior part of) a flower, for Marseille 1768-1775 (mark appears in the catalogue David D.Weill collection, 11-24-1971), outer rim of lid.
No other mark on lid.
Warden's mark: crossed shield with ribbons with 72: 1772-73 (Helft, 76A)
Charge: cannon: 1768-1775 (Helft, 76B)
Maker's, warden's and charge marks all on underside of bowl.
ProvenanceMay, 1952 sold by Au Vieux Paris, Paris, to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (1898-1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)