a pair of French silver dishes executed by E. Cardeilhac, the design attributed to L. Bonvallet circa 1900

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 EUR

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Description

both with stamped French standard mark (0.950) and maker's marks, one stamped P, the other F
height 5 cm, diameter 22,6 cm, weight 478 gr. each

delicately chased and hammered with thistles, on three fluted feet modelled with clover leafs

Literature

Cf. A. Krekel-Aalberse, Art Nouveau & Art Deco Silver, London 1989, for a chocolate pot by Cardeilhac with comparable thistle pattern, designed by Lucien Bonvallet for the 1900 Paris World Exhibition