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French Sterling Silver Tastevin Wine Taster browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Decorative Art:Metals:Silver:Continental: Pre 1960: item # 735798
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Elegant classic-style silver tastevin. The vessel is used by sommeliers and cellar masters to examine wine for quality. The taster is traditionally shaped, with a domed bottom and curving sides decorated with large and small bulls-eyes and tapered gadrooning. The shape allows the color of the wine to be fully appreciated as the silver glistens through the liquid, the curving sides helps concentrate the wine's aroma, and the wide mouth allows the bouquet to develop quickly from just a small amount of wine. The looped handle enables the tastevin to be worn suspended on a sommelier's chain. The tastevin is appropriately marked with French 1st standard marks (higher silver content than sterling silver) and the maker's mark "PD". Origin: France, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, no dings, no monograms. Size: 3-1/4" diameter (excluding handle), 1-3/16" high. Weight: 101.5 grams. |
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