Small silver sponge ball, round in shape, resting on a small - Lot 351

Lot 351
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Small silver sponge ball, round in shape, resting on a small - Lot 351
Small silver sponge ball, round in shape, resting on a small foot with molded contours. The body, hinged, is decorated with median fillets, and a small crossbow grip. It is pierced all over its surface with squares on the point and pearls. The top was later cut to insert a plate engraved with a coat of arms. Hallmarks difficult to identify Master-gilder : perhaps Claude-Marie Boichard, received around 1750 Possibly Lons-le-Saunier: title mark of Paris 11D [eniers] 12G [rains] Height : 5 cm Diameter : 5 cm Weight : 53g Small accidents and missing parts, transformation. Balls of toilet Rare set of silver and silver plated soap and sponge balls from the 18th century. These objects are part of the accessories in use on the dressing tables from the 1720s. The smooth pieces were intended to hold soap and the pierced pieces were intended to hold sponges, the openwork pattern allowing them to dry. The decorations on these pieces, often of great variety, are an opportunity for the silversmiths to express their inventiveness. It is worth noting, within this group, the presence of four very rare small module sponge balls whose use is not well known today. They may have been used for dental hygiene, as often mentioned, but more likely they were used to hold small sponges for applying make-up.
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