Mustard pot

Antoine Bailly

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In 1545 François I founded the Hôpital de la Trinité to shelter abandoned children. Among the trades taught there was silversmithing, taught by a worker who had been favorably passed on by the wardens of the guild. In recompense for his instruction, the teacher-worker could become a master at the end of eight years. Antoine Bailly registered his first mark in 1748 in this way. In 1756, as a Paris maker, he turned in the mark gained through his work at the Hôpital and registered the mark which is found on this piece.

Mustard pot, Antoine Bailly (master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1748, master Paris 1756, died 1765), Silver, French, Paris

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Mustard pot, Antoine Bailly (master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1748, master Paris 1756, died 1765), Silver, French, Paris
Mustard pot, Antoine Bailly (master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1748, master Paris 1756, died 1765), Silver, French, Paris

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