A Louis Xv Silver-Gilt Ewer, Basin and Salver

The ewer of baluster-form with reed-and-tie borders at foot, mid-rib, shoulder, rim and handle, chased in centre with a foliate ribbon-tied cartouche, the hinged cover with rocaille border, the harp shaped handle leaf-clad, the shaped oval basin with similar border with bows at intervals, the center applied with bulrushes framing a beaded rim to hold ewer; the shaped oval salver on four foliate scroll feet with reeded border, chased with four ribbon-tied flower sprays, all engraved in centre with the monogram LA beneath a princely coronet, marked underneath with Reconnaissance, date-letters (P and Z) and makers

Estimate:£20,000

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