s o g. Folded book. Silver, fully gilded. Oval, drawn-in foot transitioning into conically swinging, tulip-shaped cup with smooth walls and slightly flared lip. Corpus articulated by four vertical, knifed edges called "à quatre côtés pincées". Below the lip, exquisitely crafted, finely chiseled flower festoons. Marked 13 lot, hallmarks, master Jean-Jacques Kirstein (master since 1760), threefold guarantee stamp (1838-1919). Weight approximately 115 g. Height 8 cm. 7.5 cm x 6 cm. Provenance: From the Collection Pierre Jourdan-Barry (Inv. No. PJB-CC 258). Silver collection Werner Hauger, Baden-Baden. A similar beaker by Jean-Jacques Kirstein can be found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, Inv. No. 2008.543.5 (Form). See Helft, No. 1091 b', 1099 b, 1105 d, 1115 d; Rosenberg Vol. IV, No. 5882, 7016; also Overzier, Deutsche Silber, p. 61, fig. 77 (Form). An exquisite Strasbourg Louis XV gilt silver beaker by Jean-Jacques Kirstein (master since 1760). Standard mark 13 lot, assay, master's mark. Threefold guarantee mark (1838-1919). France. Strasbourg. 1766.