Please help me identify silversmith of the cruet

[elcid51]

Please help me identify silversmith (N or A or M) I B of the cruet.
is it possible that it is Belgian?
Thanks, Guido

[oel]

Hi Guido,
Indeed Belgian, townmark city of Namur ( Dutch=Namen), Lion under crown and 75 under crown for 1775

The maker's mark unclear/partly struck/faded away perhaps A above IB for: Joseph -Antoine Bodart, registered in Namur, his mark seen on ecclesiastical silver 1774-1791, couverts 1785


Peter.

Source; Silver in Belgium 1500-1800 by Piet Baudouin. Pierre Colman. Dorsan Goethals. Belgische zilvermerken R. Stuyck

[elcid51]

Hi Peter,
thank you so much for your exhaustive information.
Thanks again,
Guido

[oel]

Hi Guido, some extra information.

In the book by Walter van Dievoet Orfèvres de l’ancien régime au poinçon de Namur, Leuven, 2020, p. 85-88
In here the mark is attributed to (Dieudonné) Joseph Alexandre Bodart who signed official documents as A.J. Bodart. The oil and vinegar set is also in line with the known works of this master, two of which are depicted in the aforementioned publication.



Gratitude: Dr. Wim Nys
Hoofd Collectie & Onderzoek
DIVA, Museum voor diamant, juwelen en zilver
Gildekamersstraat 9, B-2000 Antwerpen

[elcid51]

Hello Peter,
always thanks for the information.
Best regards,
Guido