Estimate

600 - 800

Session 1

16 November 2021

Hammer Price

Description

French silver
Reeded rims of delicate interspersed leaf-tips decoration
Paris, late 19th century / early 20th century, marked V. BOIVIN and "Minerve 1er titre". Same model as previous lot.

46,0 x 29,0 cm
1200 g (approx)

Category

Silver

Additional Information

Victor BOIVIN, Paris goldsmith based at the famous Hôtel de Montmorency. He succeeds his father, Jules Boivin (1862-1881).
His brother, the jeweller René Boivin, did his apprenticeship as a goldsmith at Victor's workshop before founding his own fine jewellery company and marrying Jeanne Poiret, couturier Paul Poiret's sister. The Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum in New York both keep artworks by Boivin in their collections