JBC ODIOT - Lot 172

JBC ODIOT Empire-period silver round dish by JBC ODIOT, of filets pattern with "BM" figured border. Marks of 1st title (.950) "coq" and guarantee for PARIS 1809-19. Hallmark of Jean-Baptiste Claude ODIOT (hallmark with his initials "JBCO" and a forge bellows), received in 1785, Supplier to the Emperor. Pat re-contrôlé under the period 1819-38. Diameter : 27.2 cm. Weight: 813 grams. The Empire and its splendors opened a page of glory for ODIOT, under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Claude ODIOT, whose extraordinary talent was rewarded by prestigious commissions from the Emperor and his family: the Spectre and Sword of the Coronation, the King of Rome's cradle, the immense services of Madame Mère and Pauline Borghese, the Emperor's Campaign Service... Odiot's reputation crossed the borders of the Empire and opened the doors to all the Courts of Europe.