Antique French ERCUIS Silver Digestif Cup Antique

Antique French ERCUIS Silver Digestif Cup AntiqueSet of Three Silver Shot Glasses French ERCUIS Maison Ercuis, founded in 1867 and still active today Ercuis is one of the great French silversmith houses They supplied hotels grand cafes, railway and steamship luxury service, private aristocratic houses, French embassy and diplomatic service Not Solid sterling mark without Minerva head is Silverplate over a brass or nickel base Hallmark beneath the name is ther Ercuis quality & workshop stamp not a

An epithalamium (marriage) print made for the Amsterdam wedding of Adriaen Maten and Maria van Vollenhoven on 6 May 1721

designed for safely holding rings or delicate pieces

The scale and weight suggest they were intended for large case furniture or architectural salvage

almost faux-medieval presence

Hand worked swirl tooling and chased rim

The onyx surface displays soft

drawing the eye inward and providing an elegant transition to the artwork it once housed

Small cabinet format - typical of intimate collectors' pieces or small devotional or narractive panels

clearly illustrating the original function

embodying a serene

creating depth and visual movement

Exact identity of the figure