Duponchel & Revil: Orientalist / Ottoman Style Coffee Pot In Sterling Silver

Exceptional solid silver coffee pot in orientalist style by Henri DUPONCHEL. Mid-19th century interest in Islamic arts was keen, and it was not unusual for wealthy men to collect Islamic art objects" (extract from David Allan's reference book on "French Orientalist Goldsmithing of the 19th Century"). Duponchel was undoubtedly the best in this art, and we find a similar model on the cover of this book as well as pages 19 and 34. Duponchel thus won numerous prizes during the Universal Exhibitions, considered one of the greatest Goldsmiths of the 19th century. In 1862 he supplied Napoleon III, among other things, with a sports trophy which is now in the National Museum of the Second Empire in Compiègne. Ottoman-shaped coffee pot with geometric decoration in the Orientalist style, partly on an amati background, and on the side with a mavelot in the sense of a medallion. Swan-neck spout ending in an incised opening, the lid presenting a top as a fretel Ottoman. Minerva Hallmarks 1st Title (.950), Signature in full "DUPONCHEL à Paris" and Hallmarks of Master Goldsmith Constant REVIL (Hallmark with the initials "CR" and a table stove) received in 1858 with whom Duponchel co-signed most of his pieces. Exceptional piece in very good condition, also revised and cleaned by our Goldsmith. Museum quality piece ...
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Height: 25.5 cm
Weight: 745 grams