Paris 1819-1838 – Pair Of Solid Silver Timpani With Marquisal Arms By Rion, Vieillard

Rare pair of cylindrical tumbler or litron goblet said “timbales d’officier” in solid silver by master goldsmith Sixte-Simon RION.
The plain bodies with delicate filets are adorned with the finely engraved letter A in English script, one of the two is decorated with a ducal coat of arms consisting of a shield framed by two lions beneath a marquess crown.

Hallmarks
•    Vieillard 1er titre (French mark for solid silver 950/1000).
•    Garantie de Paris.
•    Master goldsmith: Sixte-Simon RION.


SIXTE-SIMON RION

Successor of the silversmith Firmin-Chrysostome CAUËT, Sixte-Simon RION registered his mark on 20 October 1807. He was installed at 27 rue de Harlay in Paris, then at 2 rue du Pont- de-Lodi and at 10, place Dauphine in 1824 and finally at 8 cour de Harlay in 1835. Its warranty numbers are 1046, 2509, 3053, 3119 and 3402.


MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

•    PETIT PALAIS, MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, PARIS – Gobelet – silver, Paris, 1819-1835.
•    MUSÉE NATIONAL MAGNIN, DIJON – Plat (rond) – silver, Paris, 1809-1819.
•    PRESBYTÈRE, VILLERS-COTTERÊTS – Ciboire (n°2) – gilded silver, Paris, 1819-
1835.
•    PRIEURÉ SAINT-PIERRE, ORIOLLES – Patène – gilded silver, Paris, 1819-1835.
•    ÉGLISE PAROISSIALE SAINT-PROJET, SAINT-PROJET – Calice, patène – gildes
silver, Paris 1824-1834.
•    THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ARTS, CLEVELAND (É.U.) – Covered Chocolate
Pot – vermeil, Paris, c. 1830. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY

•    BOIVIN Jean, "Les Anciens orfèvres français et leurs poinçons", Paris, 1925.
•    DOUËT S. P., "Tableau des symboles de l’orfèvrerie de Paris", 1809.
•    "Almanach Azur" 1811 to 1822.
•    "Archives de la Garantie", Paris, pl. d’insculp. n°14, 25, 29 and 32.
•    "Archives de la Garantie", Paris, registre d’insculp. 1820 to 1840.