Lot n° 137
Estimation :
1000 - 1200
EUR
1798-1809 (late 18th-Empire period) - Lot 137
1798-1809 (late 18th-Empire period)
Covered silver vegetable dish with openwork handles.
Grain/gland-shaped fretel resting on its amatie and foliate terrace.
Body and lid engraved with the coat of arms of the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris Jean Siffrien MAURY (1746-1817).
Marks of 1st title (.950) called "coq" and of guarantee for PARIS 1798-1809.
Master goldsmith's hallmarks: Abel-Etienne GIROUX ("AEG" and a plume), received in 1798.
Max. height: 14.5 cm.
Max. length 27.1 cm.
Weight: 1108.6 grams.
GIROUX, a renowned silversmith, worked closely with BIENNAIS on the latter's major commissions. These included work for the Emperor, but also for the Russian Court (co-signed pieces in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg).
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