CHRISTOFLE & Cie. - Lot 68

Lot n° 68
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300 - 500 EUR
CHRISTOFLE & Cie. - Lot 68
CHRISTOFLE & Cie. Bacchic drinking cup or canthare in silver-patinated copper electroplating on pedestal. Baluster-shaped body decorated with four mascarons (including satyr) and grapevines in relief. Decorated with scepter, panpipes and shield. Decorated with animal skins (including lion skin) on the lower part of the body. Pedestal decorated with gadroons, base forming a frieze of interlacing. Signed "Trésor d'Hildesheim Fac-simile Galvanique - CHRISTOFLE & Cie" under the base. Made by Christofle based on a Roman treasure 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). Similar to the bowl in the Musée d'Orsay collection, made by Christofle around 1870 (inventory number: DO 1985 8). Max. height 15 cm. H. at neck: 12 cm. Width with handles: 16.8 cm Diam. neck: 10.5 cm. Base diameter: 5.5 cm Some damage.
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