Description
At 7 cm tall and 10 cm wide, this Les Potstainiers Hutois pewter sommelier's wine tasting cup, with its shallow rounded form, coin detail, and raised French text reading La Fortune aux Audacieux, has the character and craft of a piece made by one of Europe's most distinguished pewter guilds, the motto, which translates as fortune favours the bold, giving the piece a personality that purely decorative objects rarely achieve.
Made by Les Potstainiers Hutois, the celebrated pewter guild of Huy in Belgium, this sommelier's wine tasting cup is an example of the fine pewterware for which the guild has been celebrated since the 17th century. The Potstainiers Hutois, whose name derives from the French word for pewter workers, have been producing pewterware of exceptional quality in the city of Huy on the Meuse river since the medieval period, and pieces bearing their mark are prized by collectors of European metalware for the quality of the casting and the finish of the pewter. The sommelier's tasting cup, a shallow, wide-rimmed vessel used by wine professionals to assess the colour and clarity of wine in the cellar, is a form with a long history in the French and Belgian wine trade, and this example, with its coin detail and the raised motto La Fortune aux Audacieux, brings a note of wit and personality to a form that is usually purely functional. The piece is in good condition throughout.
- Maker: Les Potstainiers Hutois, Huy, Belgium
- Dimensions: 7 cm (H) x 10 cm (W)
- Condition: Good
- Features: Shallow rounded form, coin detail, raised text La Fortune aux Audacieux, pewter construction
- Period: 20th century
- SKU: SKU-00212
A distinctive piece of Belgian pewterware for the collector of European metalware or wine-related antiques. Pairs naturally with the Victorian-style brass desk inkwell (SKU-00177) and the wider Brass & Metalware collection.
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