Antique French ERCUIS Silver Digestif Cup
Antique French ERCUIS Silver Digestif Cup
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Set 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 French assay mark
Circa 1890-1920
Belle Eqpous into early Art Nouveau
Rococo scroll cartouche and shell and grape tendril motif
Liqueur or digestif cups used for Chatreuse, Absinthe, Cognac tastings, After-dinner sweet herbal cordials
Inner gilding is intential to protect flavor from silver interactions
Hand worked swirl tooling and chased rim
Set 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 French assay mark
Circa 1890-1920
Belle Eqpous into early Art Nouveau
Rococo scroll cartouche and shell and grape tendril motif
Liqueur or digestif cups used for Chatreuse, Absinthe, Cognac tastings, After-dinner sweet herbal cordials
Inner gilding is intential to protect flavor from silver interactions
Hand worked swirl tooling and chased rim