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Pair of French Claret Jug mounted with 950 silver and engraved etched crystal, adorned with pattern Louis 16
( gold)vermeil silver and crystal wine decanter or Claret Jug ;antique French hallmarked sterling silver and engraved glass square sections ornate withLouis 16 ornaments handle, !All of the separate silver parts bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number "1" within those marks means they are in .950 silver (95% pure and higher than the .925 standard for "sterling" silver).
encircling the silver square section base decorated with entrelacs and shells, the handle with leaves decoration ! The body is encraved leaves crystal extending from the bottom of the neck to the sterling footed base.
Each aiguière may contain one bottle of wine 75 cl.
French silver hallmarks, (le poinçon Minerve première titre (950/1000) Minerve Head + 1 indicating finest silver.