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Candle snuffer
Jean-Baptiste Housseau (French, master 1708)
France (Paris)
1722–27
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.480
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionConical candle snuffer with stylized bird form handle
Marks
- Maker's Mark: I,...,... with a flame or flower as device for Jean Baptiste Housseau - on body, on handle. (Nocq, p.332).
- Discharge Mark: a caduceus for Paris 1722-1726 ("Datation de l'orfevrerie parisienne sous l'Ancien Regime", Bimbenet, 1995, p.112) - on the body.
- Countermark: a crowned bell for Paris 1726-1732 ("Datation de l'orfevrerie parisienne sous l'Ancien Regime", Bimbenet, 1995, p.116) - on the body.
- Countermark: a crowned shell, for Paris 1732-1738 ("Datation de l'orfevrerie parisienne sous l'Ancien Regime", Bimbenet, 1995, p.120) - on the body.
- Discharge Mark: a caduceus for Paris 1722-1726 ("Datation de l'orfevrerie parisienne sous l'Ancien Regime", Bimbenet, 1995, p.112) - on the body.
- Countermark: a crowned bell for Paris 1726-1732 ("Datation de l'orfevrerie parisienne sous l'Ancien Regime", Bimbenet, 1995, p.116) - on the body.
- Countermark: a crowned shell, for Paris 1732-1738 ("Datation de l'orfevrerie parisienne sous l'Ancien Regime", Bimbenet, 1995, p.120) - on the body.
InscriptionsEngraving: "Mr L.E.MARTIN" on body.
Trace of a coat of arms (marquise's or duke's as there are acanthus leaves visible on the crown).
Trace of a coat of arms (marquise's or duke's as there are acanthus leaves visible on the crown).
ProvenanceBy 1897, Baron Jerome Pichon [see note 1]. Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993 [see note 3]; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)
NOTES:
[1] Baron Jerome Pichon's sale, Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 24 April - 1 May 189, cat #505.
NOTES:
[1] Baron Jerome Pichon's sale, Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 24 April - 1 May 189, cat #505.