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Beaker
Antoine Plot (French, about 1701–1772)
France (Paris)
1754
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Weight: 8.5 oz., 11.4 cm (0.53 lb., 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.459
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionBell-shaped beaker on domed foot, with molded rim and mid-rib, applied beneath with strapwork
Marks
Maker's mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, AP, a ball or pincushion (Dennis 281) on underside of body, on foot edge.
Warden's mark for 1754-55: a crowned O on underside of body.
Charge mark for 1750-1756: a crowned A with palm and laurel branches on underside of body.
Discharge mark for small work, 1750-1762: a hen's head, on the foot.
Countermark for 1756-1762: a sprig of laurel, on foot.
Countermark for 1762-1768: an open right hand, on foot.
Warden's mark for 1754-55: a crowned O on underside of body.
Charge mark for 1750-1756: a crowned A with palm and laurel branches on underside of body.
Discharge mark for small work, 1750-1762: a hen's head, on the foot.
Countermark for 1756-1762: a sprig of laurel, on foot.
Countermark for 1762-1768: an open right hand, on foot.
InscriptionsEngraved E.C.G.
ProvenanceBy 1900, Edouard Chapey, Paris [see note 1]. 1906, Chasles Collection, Paris. By 1926, Les Fils de Leon Helft, Paris [see note 2]. By 1934, Madame George Samary, Paris [see note 3]. May 20, 1942, anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, lot 59, ill. plate. VII. October, 1961, sold by Jacques Helft, 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. to the MFA. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)
Notes:
[1] 1900, exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris (coll. Edouard Chapey).
[2] 1926, exhibited at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris (coll. Les Fils de Leon Helft).
[3] 1934, Madame Samary sale, Paris, cat. #24, ill. Pl. III.
Notes:
[1] 1900, exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris (coll. Edouard Chapey).
[2] 1926, exhibited at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris (coll. Les Fils de Leon Helft).
[3] 1934, Madame Samary sale, Paris, cat. #24, ill. Pl. III.