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Wine taster
Attributed to: Louis Regnier
France (Beaune)
about 1738
Object Place: Europe, Beaune, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
2.8 x 11.8 cm (1 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.363
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionWine taster with a shallow circular bowl with and applied thin circular base. Applied fleur-de-lis handle has a ring grip below. The bowl is inscribed: IEANCHAVGOT DE SAGET 1766.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned oval with a woman holding a child and a bunch of grapeMaker's Mark: a crowned oval with a woman holding a child and a bunch of grapes, LR underneath, Attributed to Louis Regnier (Helft, 348). Maison Commune: c.s, LR underneath, Attributed to Louis Regnier (Helft, 348). Maison Commune: c.1738: a crowned Z (Helft, 348). Charge Mark: c. 1730-1738, the Jurisdiction o 1738: a crowned Z (Helft, 348). Charge Mark: c. 1730-1738, the Jurisdiction o f Dijon: a crowned, beaded P (Helft, 348). Discharge Mark: c. 1730-1738, the Jf Dijon: a crowned, beaded P (Helft, 348). Discharge Mark: c. 1730-1738, the Jurisdiction of Dijon: a sunburst (?) or a flower(?) (Helft, 348). urisdiction of Dijon: a sunburst (?) or a flower(?) (Helft, 348).
InscriptionsEngraved "Jean Chavgot de Sazet"
ProvenanceElizabeth 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)