Art Nouveau silver pitcher with repoussé decoration of narci - Lot 16

Art Nouveau silver pitcher with repoussé decoration of narcissus, engraved inscription "Ministère de l'Agriculture. Circuit du Nord à l'Alcool. 1902. Work of consumption. Vehicles weighing 400 to 650 kilograms". Grip stylizing a reed. Weevil hallmark and maker's mark 'GUERCHET 30, bld Malesherbes'. H. 35.5 cm - Weight: 1024 gr Accident to lid This trophy was awarded on the occasion of an automobile race organized in 1902 by the Ministry of Agriculture to promote the use of a national product as fuel, wine, to the detriment of gasoline, an imported product. The race was won by Marcellin sur Darracq against 14 competitors, including Louis Renault, founder of the Renault empire.