CHRISTOFLE & Cie. - Lot 92

CHRISTOFLE & Cie. Serving spoon in silver-plated electroplating on a blackened wooden display stand. The spoon has a wide spoon, a handle forming a stylized dog at the attachment with the stem, and a mascaron with a bearded man topped by a cobra at the end. Spoon attachment forming a bird's claw. Goldsmith's hallmark: ("OC" and chess horse). Signature in full: "CHRISTOFLE". Explanatory label under the base. Decal (in the plate): "I thought you might be interested in this piece, and I send it to you with my best wishes for 1978. Bouilhet". Piece made by Christofle based on a Roman treasure consisting of 70 pieces of silver dating from the 1st century B.C. discovered in Hildesheim, a small town in Lower Saxony (on display at the Pergam Museum in BERLIN). In 1870, the Marquise de la PAIVA ordered a service based on this model. This spoon was designed by ROSSIGNEUX on the base of an oil lamp from the Hildesheim treasure. L. spoon: 19.5 cm. Stand dimensions: H: 2 cm. L: 20.5 cm. D: 7 cm. Total max. height: 4.5 cm.