trial: 950
goldsmith's marks stamped on the bottom: French state punca with the head of Minerva with the numeral 1 and goldsmith's workshop mark with the symbol of a shovel and the letters 'PQ' (Pierre Queille, active between 1834 and 1846)
weight: 262 g
height: 15 cm
Sugar bowl in the shape of a vase with two volute-acanthus handles on the sides, supported on four legs topped with acanthus decoration; circular body with a 3/4 height tapering, decorated with guilloche ornamentation, with a medallion-shaped reserve with an engraved tied monogram; domed lid topped with a handle in the form of a full-plastic floral decoration.
A sought-after hammered sugar bowl, very impressive, but decorated in extremely delicate patterns.
