Art Deco Cocktail Shaker

Art Deco cocktail shaker, silver plated, by Ercuis, France, 1940s. Marked C12437, Ercuis, maker’s mark – the well known centaur, and ’20’ for silver plating quality (20 gr silver used to plate this item)  Very good used condition. Minor signs of age and use.

Dimensions:
Height 22cm (8 2/3 in.).

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Maison Ercuis was founded in 1867 by Adrien Céleste Pillon, a priest in the small village of Ercuis in the French department of Oise, 50 kilometres to the north of Paris, who founded a company specializing in “artistic silverware, relief enamel, copper and silver plating, gilding and wire drawing” which grew rapidly. A housing estate was built for workers and a supply of labor poured in.