French silver Pear-shaped body on 3 feet the hinged cover of moulded thread decoration. Baluster wooden handle Paris, 18th century, one marked L.-J. MILLERAUD-BOUTY and 18th century marks Dimensions 24,0 x 12,0 x 21,0 cmand14,0 x 8,5 x 13,0 cm Medium 777 g Notes Louis-Joseph BOUTY, known as MILLERAUD-BOUTY, was born in 1733. He became master in Paris on 23 January 1779 endorsed by the goldsmith Nicolas CHEVALLIER. He worked until 1810. Museums and Public Institutions Metropolitan Museum, New York – Sugar bowl with cover, sterling silver, Paris 1785-1787, inv. 48.187.71a, b Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Petit Palais – Plateau, sterling silver, Paris 1781-1782, inv. ODUT1467(C) Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Petit Palais – Sugar bowl with cover sterling silver, Paris 1785-1786, inv. ODUT1467(A-B) • Candé church - Cruet stand, sterling silver, Paris 1787, classified as Monument on January 25, 1977 A jug identical to the largest in this lot, by master goldsmith Jean-Nicolas Boulanger (active in Paris from 1783) is kept at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (prov. Serge Joyal collection)