Object Description
Pair of Rococo style silver mounted crystal jugs by Boivin
French, late 19th Century
Height 31cm, width 15cm, depth 10cm
This beautiful pair of jugs is by Victor Boivin, a leading silversmith working in France in the late 19th Century. Each jug features a fluted cut glass body mounted with finely wrought silver, including a waisted foot below, a scrolled handle, and a hinged lid. The silver throughout is beautifully finished, with Rococo Revival motifs of flowers, leaves, and scrolls predominating. The front of each silver neck is set with a cartouche, which is engraved with an inscription in Latin ‘Non Inulius Premor’ and a thistle, the inscription and thistle relating to the French city of Nancy, thus demonstrating the pair’s provenance.
The silver is fully hallmarked for Boivin.