A French Louis XV silver wine tasting bowl with inscription and engraved coat of arms. Assay marks, so far unknown master's mark "P J T". Frankreich. Sens. Um 1750. Translation: So-called wine tasting cup. Silver. Flat bowl with a slightly recessed base and rounded, smooth walls with a sculpted snake-shaped ring handle adorned with relief snake skin decoration. The rim of the bowl is marked with a location indication, and the underside features an engraved coat of arms with a lion and a French lily on a shield. The piece is marked with the maker's mark "P J T", which is currently unidentified. It weighs approximately 115 grams and measures 2.5 cm in height and 8.5 cm in diameter. For similar wine tasting bowls, see Helft, plates XC and XCI. This French Louis XV silver wine tasting bowl was made in Sens around 1750.