L. Balthazard (Parijs ca. 1830) - Sugar sifter - .950 silver

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A sugar sifter spoon from Paris, dating to circa 1830 and made by silversmith L. Balthazard in .950 silver, featuring a partly wooden handle, a partly silver shaft and a silver sifting bowl with a gadrooned edge and pierced holes, weighing 43 g and measuring 6 x 26.5 cm.

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Description from the seller

Description: A very fine sugar-dusting spoon, featuring a handle that is partly wooden and partly silver, and a silver sprinkling bowl with a scalloped edge and pierced (openwork) holes.

Origin: Paris, France.
Silversmith: L. Balthazard
Year: circa 1830
Quality marks: Michelangelo head (fineness mark for the period 1819–1838), master mark (LB with a cap and a dot), weevil mark

State: in good condition
Weight: 43 grams
Content: 950/1000
Dimensions: 6 x 26.5 cm
Photos are part of the description.

Lot number: A-11763

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Description: A very fine sugar-dusting spoon, featuring a handle that is partly wooden and partly silver, and a silver sprinkling bowl with a scalloped edge and pierced (openwork) holes.

Origin: Paris, France.
Silversmith: L. Balthazard
Year: circa 1830
Quality marks: Michelangelo head (fineness mark for the period 1819–1838), master mark (LB with a cap and a dot), weevil mark

State: in good condition
Weight: 43 grams
Content: 950/1000
Dimensions: 6 x 26.5 cm
Photos are part of the description.

Lot number: A-11763

All our articles are sent via registered mail.
You can also pick up the lot at one of our more than 100 offices in the Netherlands, Belgium or Germany.
Please check the website of Goudwisselkantoor (for NL and BE), Comptoir de l’Or (for BE), or Goldwechselhaus (for DE) for the nearest location.
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Details

Era
1400-1900
Gross weight
43 g
Silver type
.950 silver
Specific region of origin
Parijs
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
France
Designer/Artist/Maker
L. Balthazard (Parijs ca. 1830)
Material
Silver
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
0 cm
Width
6 cm
Depth
26.5 cm
Estimated period
1800-1850
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Objects sold
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