Description
Box of a silver pourer and its milk jug. Paris 1798-1809 Goldsmith : Martin-Guillaume Biennais ( 1764-1843 ) Of ovoid form resting on three claw feet with shell attachments. The body is underlined by a large frieze engraved with swans around a cup. The covered spout of the jug is decorated with palmettes on an amatized background. The decoration is repeated identically on the creamer, which rests on a pedestal highlighted by a frieze of water leaves. Handles in accolade in blackened wood. Goldsmith's hallmark. Beautiful original case with the shape. The set is engraved with a monogrammed shield JR. Height of the jug : 35 cm Height of the milk jug : 23 cm Weight : 1707 g; This set belonged to Gabriel Ouvrard, banker of Napoleon I and Louis-Philippe, and was offered to Mrs. Thébaud, his sister-in-law, and has been kept since by her descendants.
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Box of a silver pourer and its milk jug. Paris 1798-1809 Goldsmith : Martin-Guillaume Biennais ( 1764-1843 ) Of ovoid form resting on three claw feet with shell attachments. The body is underlined by a large frieze engraved with swans around a cup. The covered spout of the jug is decorated with palmettes on an amatized background. The decoration is repeated identically on the creamer, which rests on a pedestal highlighted by a frieze of water leaves. Handles in accolade in blackened wood. Goldsmith's hallmark. Beautiful original case with the shape. The set is engraved with a monogrammed shield JR. Height of the jug : 35 cm Height of the milk jug : 23 cm Weight : 1707 g; This set belonged to Gabriel Ouvrard, banker of Napoleon I and Louis-Philippe, and was offered to Mrs. Thébaud, his sister-in-law, and has been kept since by her descendants.
