A silver flask featuring a pear-shaped (pyriform) body with tall, narrow neck, a stopper, and two chain handles, all resting on an oval base. The lower part of the body is decorated with raised fluting (gadrooning), while the neck features fluting interspersed with acanthus leaves. The upper body is adorned with an engraved medallion framed by a vignette with a mascaron, bearing a motto at the bottom. Inside the medallion is a Z-shaped device accompanied by a fleur-de-lis. The sides of the body feature prominent raised mascarons to which the chain handles are attached. The surface of the base is embellished with a band of stylized raised dentils. The hemispherical stopper is sectioned with fluting and gadrooning, topped with an openwork finial formed by C-scrolls and surmounted by a small vase.

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