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A French silver-gilt covered ecuelle with stand, Johann Friderich Baer, Strasbourg, 1766
the stand decorated with scrolled border moulded with thread and crossed ribbons, the rim applied with flowers garlands and three couples of birds, the center engraved with a coats-of-arms below a Duke coronet, the body applied with flower garlands, two coats-of-arms of the Gourgue de Vayres et Lamoignon below a count's coronet, openwork of foliage and shell handles, the cover border molded with thread and four bunches of flowers, the finial rising from foliageheight bowl 5 29⁄32 in.; length 11 7⁄32 in.; width 6½in.; weight 34,2 oz.; 15 cm; 28,5 cm; 16,5 cm; 970 g diameter dish 10⅝in.; weight 24 oz.; 27 cm; 680 g.__________________________________________________________________________
Ecuelle couverte et son présentoir en vermeil par Johann Friderich Baer, Strasbourg, 1766
le présentoir à bord chantourné mouluré de filet et rubans croisés, le marli appliqué de guirlandes de fleurs et de couples d'oiseaux, le corps appliqué de fleurs et de deux écus armoriés, les oreilles ajourées de rinceaux et coquillesheight bowl 5 29⁄32 in.; length 11 7⁄32 in.; width 6½in.; weight 34,2 oz.; 15 cm; 28,5 cm; 16,5 cm; 970 g diameter dish 10⅝in.; weight 24 oz.; 27 cm; 680 g.Condition reportIn overall good condition. The stand with gilding partly worn in the center and under the base commensurate with use. The body with gilding partly worn under the base commensurate with use. The cover in very good condition. Fully marked under the stand, body and inside the cover. Also marked with later French control mark (Charançon/Weevil).Extreming nice quality and design.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."ProvenanceJ. Kugel, Paris, 2015 ____________________________________________
J. Kugel, Paris, 2015 LiteratureAlexis Kugel, Vermeilleux!, Paris, 2014
Catalogue noteThis exceptional ecuelle demonstrates the talent of Johann Friderich Baer, a rare silversmith whose extravagant masterpiece, a standing cup and cover figures on a portrait of the artist attributed to Johann Daniel Heimlich both in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. In 1746, Johann Friedrich Baer became master in the Strasburg guild of silversmiths. 
The arms are those of Gourgue de Vayres and Lamoignon. This ecuelle was made in 1766, probably on the occasion of the tenth wedding anniversary of Armand-Guillaume de Gourgue, président of the Parliament of Paris, and Elisabeth-Olive de Lamoignon.