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A small French silver spirit beaker of plain tapered cylindrical form with a slightly flared rim and rounded base. The vessel is struck on the exterior upper body with the French tête de sanglier (boar’s head) hallmark, an assay mark used from 1838 onwards for small silver articles of at least .800 fineness, typically assayed in Paris. The surface displays a dense, dark iridescent oxidation with rainbow-like patination.
Height: 5 cm
Weight: 35 g.
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