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Two-light branch

Joseph-Pierre-Jacques Duguay (French, born 1724, master 1756, recorded 1793)

1738–39

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions15.4 x 26.4 cm (6 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection

Accession number1993.377.2

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ClassificationsSilver

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InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, ID(?), a cinquefoil(?) or a star(?) Possibly that of Jacques Duguay, Nocq gives his mark as JD and a shell(See Nocq, p. 116). Warden's Mark: 1738-1739: a crowned Y (Dennis, 185). Charge Mark: probably the mark for 1738-1744: a crowned A with palm branches (Dennis, 185). Discharge Mark: for small work, 1738-1744: a fox's head (Dennis, 192). The discharge mark is on the nozzle.

Provenance1912, Sold by Leon Helft to Fr. Guerault, Paris; 1925, Jacques de Chefdebien; 1939, J. Helft; 1950, Rediscovered at a Milano antique dealer.