Oscar ROTY (1846-1911) for CHRISTOFLE & Cie. - Lot 92

Oscar ROTY (1846-1911) for CHRISTOFLE & Cie. Heavy rectangular silver-plated bronze serving tray. Wing richly decorated in light relief with ribbons and vegetation, inscribed: "MINISTERE DE L'AGRICULTURE CONCOURS REGIONAUX. Lille 1894. Ovine species. Prix d'ensemble". Background with reserved decoration in low relief of a shepherdess knitting against a tree, in the background her flock of sheep. It includes a cartel engraved with the words "LANIGERIS LANOEQUE INTENTA". It has two handles decorated with scrolls and palmettes. The attachments are composed of two rams' heads. It stands on a rectangular base with four claw feet. Decoration on the bottom signed in all letters: "Christofle & cie" and "O. ROTY". Max. height: 8.2 cm. L. max: 62.2 cm. D: 36.5 cm. A photo of this tray is reproduced in Henri Bouilhet's volume 3, "L'orfèvrerie française aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles", (page 189).