Retour d'Egypte silver cruet, Bartolomeo Valazza (operating from 1759 to 1820)

oval in shape with a perforated railing base with a motif of intertwined ogives on slightly wavy feet, cruet holder with supports in the shape of sphinx heads, central grip modeled like an obelisk surmounted by two zoomorphic figures holding chains for the bottle caps, shell-shaped salt shakers

700g

It bears stamps: under the base, starry world (II title large works), city stamp (stern ornament) and other barely distinguishable marks; on a cruet holder anvil (II title small works) and silversmith's stamp; on the base of the central obelisk column, starry world and stern ornament; on the column, anvil; on the upper ribbon grip, starry world, stern ornament and silversmith's stamp