A FRENCH EMPIRE-STYLE SILVER JARDINIÈRE, Jules Rocher, late 19th century. Marks: (Minerva), J (squirrel) R. 2 x 13 x...

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A FRENCH EMPIRE-STYLE SILVER JARDINIÈRE, Jules Rocher, late 19th century
Marks: (Minerva), J (squirrel) R
2 x 13 x 9-1/4 inches (5.1 x 33.0 x 23.5 cm)
27.10 troy ounces (excluding silver-plate liner)

The oval jardinière with reticulated palmette and foliate design framed by band of ovals at top and below a band of vertical leaves, four cast swans rising from shaped feet, silver-plated liner.

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