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Lot 129 Dα

A rare Strasbourg Régence silver gilt ecuelle and stand

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 50.000 € - 60.000 €
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A rare Strasbourg Régence silver gilt ecuelle and stand

Round, slightly indented dish with a moulded rim on a slightly domed base. The outer surface and the stand both finely engraved with Régence style decoration. With cartouche form handles on either side with mascaron reliefs and lambrequins, the domed lid with corresponding decoration and a sculptural flower finial. All pieces monogrammed “L F A”. H 9.5, W 30, D 17.8, diameter of stand 25.3 cm, total weight 1,293 g.
Marks of Johann Ludwig II Imlin 1720 - 25

Provenance

By tradition, this item was commissioned by King Stanislaus of Poland, Duke of Lorraine, as a gift to his secretary Nicolas Lefebvre de Tumejus on occasion of his son's christening.

Literature

Cf. a beaker and cover by Imlin in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg, illus. In cat. Deux siècles d'Orfèvrerie à Strasbourg, Strasbourg 2004, no. 15.