MARK OF MAISON ODIOT, PARIS, 1990

Details

A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER-GILT SOUP TUREENS, COVERS AND LINERS
MARK OF MAISON ODIOT, PARIS, 1990
Each oval and on oval base, cast and chased with a band of stylized foliage on a matted ground, the oval bowl supported on a pair of kneeling figures of winged Victory, the bowl applied with a band of trailing vines, the slightly domed cover with foliage and bud finial, the plain liner with shell grips, marked to undersides, on figures, covers and liners, the bases, covers and liners further stamped 'Odiot a Paris', the bases numbered '9025' and '9026'
18 ¼ in. (46 cm.) high
829 oz. 8 dwt. (25,797 gr.)

Provenance

Robert de Balkany Rome & the Côte d'Azur; Christie's, London, 22-23 March 2017, lot 603.

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Lot Essay

The model for the present lot was designed by Jean-Baptistle-Claude Odiot circa 1819, as part of a service for Polish nobleman Count François-Xavier Branicki. The model is also illustrated on the cover of Odiot l'Orfèvre (Jean-Marie Pinçon and Olivier Gaube de Gers, Paris, 1990).

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