Set Of Eight Fruit Knives In Sterling Silver And Mother-of-pearl, 1798-1838
Set of eight fruit knives, mother-of-pearl handles inlaid with a silver shield, solid silver blades, bases and ferrules.
One marked with the monogram RB, the seven others virgins.
Hallmarks (per knife)
Gross weight: 235 grams.
Condition report : very good condition, perfect little maintenance restoration by our goldsmith.
An identical model with the monogram of Prince Eugène de BEAUHARNAIS in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, and another within the collections of the Hôtel de Sully Museum in Châtellerault.
Three similar models kept in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, from the former Louis-Victor PUIFORCAT collection.
MUSEUM REFERENCES
One marked with the monogram RB, the seven others virgins.
Hallmarks (per knife)
- 2e Coq Province (1798-1809), Menus Ouvrages (right ear, Paris), Moyenne Garantie mark (1798-1809, department 95), GoldsmithLC, a lower ring, an upper ring.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith FD, two coffee beans.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith FD, two coffee beans.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith FD, two coffee beans.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith FD, two coffee beans.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith FD, two coffee beans.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith GB, a lower bowl, an upper bowl.
- Vieillard 2etitre, Province (1819-1838), Grosse Garantie mark (head ofHercules, 1819-1838, department 81), Goldsmith GB, a lower bowl, an upper bowl.
Gross weight: 235 grams.
Condition report : very good condition, perfect little maintenance restoration by our goldsmith.
An identical model with the monogram of Prince Eugène de BEAUHARNAIS in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, and another within the collections of the Hôtel de Sully Museum in Châtellerault.
Three similar models kept in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, from the former Louis-Victor PUIFORCAT collection.
MUSEUM REFERENCES
- MUSÉE DU LOUVRE, PARIS, Couteau à dessert (dessert knife), mother of pearl, gilded silver and gold, Paris, 1814-1819.
- MUSÉE DU LOUVRE, PARIS, Paire de couteaux (pair of knives), lapis lazulis, gold and steel, Paris, 1809-1819.
- MUSÉE DU LOUVRE, PARIS, TOULON Jean, Couteau à dessert (dessert knife), gold and mother-of-pearl, Paris, 1798-1809.
- MUSÉE DU LOUVRE, PARIS, Couteau (knife), mother-of-pearl, silver and gold, departments, 1809-1819.
- HÔTEL SULLY MUSEUM, CHÂTELLERAULT, Couteaux (12) (Knives), silver, mother-of-pearl, steel.
420 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Consulat, Empire
Condition: Excellent condition
Length: 18 cm
Reference (ID): 602767
Availability: In stock
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