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A CHARLES X SILVER-GILT BREAKFAST SET, CHARLES-NICOLAS ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1830
Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- marked throughout, the urn with engraved signature "Odiot Orfèvre à Paris", the flatware contemporary by other makers
- Silver-gilt, Mother-of-pearl (Pinctada Maxima)
- height of hot water urn 15 1/2 in.
- 39.3cm
with fluted globular bodies and shell and foliate borders, comprising:
Hot Water Urn
Teapot
Creamer
Sugar Bowl
Tea Caddy, silver-gilt and cut-glass
Candy Dish, silver-gilt and cut-glass
Two Salts
Two Salt Spoons with shell bowls
Toast Rack
Egg Cruet for
Six Egg Cups
Six Egg Spoons
Flatware Cruet for
Twelve breakfast knives
Twelve matching teaspoons
Butter Spreader with mother-of-pearl handle
Sugar Tongs in Grapevine pattern
51 pieces, in fitted oak case.
Together with the following in gilt metal, Grapevine pattern, by Dobson & Sons, London, c. 1910
12 dessert knives
12 dessert forks
12 dessert spoons
4 serving spoons
40 pieces
Hot Water Urn
Teapot
Creamer
Sugar Bowl
Tea Caddy, silver-gilt and cut-glass
Candy Dish, silver-gilt and cut-glass
Two Salts
Two Salt Spoons with shell bowls
Toast Rack
Egg Cruet for
Six Egg Cups
Six Egg Spoons
Flatware Cruet for
Twelve breakfast knives
Twelve matching teaspoons
Butter Spreader with mother-of-pearl handle
Sugar Tongs in Grapevine pattern
51 pieces, in fitted oak case.
Together with the following in gilt metal, Grapevine pattern, by Dobson & Sons, London, c. 1910
12 dessert knives
12 dessert forks
12 dessert spoons
4 serving spoons
40 pieces
Condition
the urn engraved at the front with 20th century monogram; cracks to cover of tea caddy but barely visible in fluting, the knives with later French silver-gilt blades, some distressing to wood case, otherwise good condition, nice complete set and excellent quality
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A less extensive service of this model, with the arms of Montmorency-Laval, is in the collection of the Louvre, see Anne Dion-Tenenbaum, La Collection du Musée du Louvre: Orfèvrerie francaise du XIXe siècle, no. 109.