FROMENT MEURICE SILVERSMITH - EMPIRE SWEETMEAL  -  FIRST COQ  (1798-1809) - FRENCH
Drageoir in the purest 18th style, "Age of the Enlightenment" formed by a sphere similar to a map of the world which rests on a column ending by scratched feet . Base of triangular shape decorated in its middle of a flower engraved  by the center of which appears a seed. Sphere decorated on 3 sides by a head of bird satyr. Garland of vine leaves and bunches of grapes.
The terrace of the sphere is set by a fine balustrade. Taken in the shape of parrot on its perch. The parrot is an animal of Americas, emblem of the New World full of promises.
Height : about 12.99 inches
Weight : about 2.607 pounds