Napoleonic Era French First Standard Silver Tastevin Wine Taster
$850.00
A fine first standard (950/1000 pure) silver tastevin from Emperor Napoleon I’s reign or the early years of Louis XVIII’s. The tastevin is worked in the classical style for a white wine taster of the period. The sides are enhanced with slender godrons intended to enhance the appearance of white wine. Simple engravings of grape clusters and vines decorates the rim. The handle is in the traditional Burgundian style of a coiled snake representing the Garden of Eden and the temptations brought on by wine. The rim is also engraved with the name of the original owner, I Chancel. The tastevin is fully hallmarked with the first standard departmental coq mark used 1809-1819, the tete vieillard guarantee mark, and an unidentified silversmith’s mark (“EG”).
• Origin: France, 1809-1819
• Condition: excellent
• Dimensions: 3-3/16” x 4-1/8”
• Weight: 85.9 grams
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