Goldsmith G. Lecomte - Set Of Two 20th Century Silver Teapots

Goldsmith G. LECOMTE - Set of two 20th century silver teapots

Flat bottom model, the paunchy body has pinched ribs. The lids of the two teapots are fitted with a rosewood thumb rest. The rosewood handle is fixed and inserted into a silver setting
Dimensions:
height 16 cm approx. – base diameter 9 cm
height 14 cm – base diameter 8 cm
Material: Silver 1st title
“MINERVE” hallmark
Period: around 1925
Weight: approx. 828 grams and 476 grams
Goldsmith: Hammer work by G. LECOMTE in PARIS
G. CARRE & CIE
Sculptor: Eugène LELIEVRE Signature by hand.

Bibliography: French brassware 1900/1950
Editions de l'Amateur by Dominique Forest and Marie Cécile Forest

  LELIÈVRE (Eugène-Alfred), born in Paris, student of MM. Mittenholf and Philippe May. — Boulevard. Richard-Lenoir, Paris born in 1856, in Montmartre, at the end of his life in 1945 he lived at 16 rue du grand prieuré Paris 16th.
  His workshop was at 14 bis rue des Minimes, Paris. Lelievre exhibited at La Société des Artistes Décorateurs, La Société des Artistes Français and La Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
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