Coffee Service Of The Manufacture d'Orfèvrerie d'Ercuis Napoleon III Around 1880-1900.

Coffee service of the manufacture of goldsmith Ercuis Napoléon III around 1880-1900. Service including a carafe, a cream jar and a covered sugar bowl. Baluster-shaped rocaille model with twist-shaped ribs resting on four arched legs adorned with rock and plant motifs. The jug's handle is bounded by small ivory rings to keep the heat out of it. Under each of the pieces the hallmark of the goldsmith's manufacture, a centaur in a rectangle is present accompanied in a rhombus of the silver density and the model number in this case thus the surname Ecruis in capital letters. It should be noted two small embosserents and a slight wear on the body of the sugar bowl. Dimensions: jug, height 26.5cm - width 21cm. Cream jar, height 13cm - width 11.5cm. Sugar bowl, height 16.5cm - width 17cm. Ercuis, French goldsmith's house creates 1867 in the small village Ercuis; the company quickly found its way into the arts of tableware and silverware, opened in 1880 a first shop in Paris, then develops in the province and abroad. In 1888, she rented a large building on rue Boulanger in Paris in the 10th arrondissement, then moved next to the Royal Navy Ministry of the Sea, where she still lives today. The company Ercuis participates in the Universal exhibition in 1899-1900.