MARK OF JOHANNES HEINRICH OERTEL, STRASBOURG, 1781

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A LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT SUGAR BOX AND STAND
MARK OF JOHANNES HEINRICH OERTEL, STRASBOURG, 1781
Oval, on four leaf-clad scroll feet, chased with panels centered by flowers and laurel garlands, the lion's mask drop-ring handles on either end, the domed cover with artichoke's flower finial, the stand shaped oval, chased with pendant reserves and garlands, engraved in the centre of stand and box with an earl's coat-of-arms with Order of Malta and coronet above, marked underneath stand, box and in cover with Reconnaissance, date-letter (F) and maker
the stand 10 in. (25.4 cm.) long
37 oz. (1,151 gr.)
The arms are those of the Collabeau or Collabaud from the Lyon area, for Jacques de Collabeau de Juliénas (1743-1812), seigneur de Juliénas, de Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens, de Rignieux and de Saint-Maurice and infantry officer.

Provenance

with Jacques Kugel, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family.

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Lot Essay

Born in 1717, Johannes Heinrich Oertel was the son of a Berlin Goldsmith. He married the daughter of the Strasbourg goldsmith Johann Heinrich Schaumann and became a master in Strasbourg in 1768 eventually taking over his father-in-law's workshop. His sons appear to have worked in Berlin. He died in 1796.

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