Antique Solid French. 950 Silver Tastevin Wine Taster with 1661 Louis XIV coin

  

Louis XIV solid silver coin tastevin by Alexandre Vaguer, Paris. Rue de Temple Solid silver. 950, which is the standard French silver, so just a little higher in silver content than sterling silver. Exceptional quality and design are evident in French silver made between the 17th and 19th Century. He Makers Mark is for Alexandre VAGUER.

It shows his last name spelled out topped by and A with a Star underneath On the reverse, there is another motif with the Latin inscription: Benedictum Sit Nomen Domini which translates to Blessed Be the Name of the Lord. French Silver 1732 Louis XV Tastevin Wine Taster.