Estimate

250 - 300

Session 1

16 November 2021

Hammer Price

Description

French silver
Violin shaped of foliage, palm leaves and shells decoration
Paris 1845-1855, marked and H. THOMAS and "Minerve 1er titre", swan

21,2 cm
140 g

Category

Silver

Additional Information

Hippolyte THOMAS was a Paris spoon goldsmith, registered 1845-1855.
In 1861 THOMAS associated himself with spoon maker Jean-Louis HÉNIN. Together they produced for ODIOT in order to fulfil Said Pacha's order of a 3000 pieces gilt silver cutlery set, replicating the one that had been made for Prince DEMIDOFF. Delivered in 1862, it was one of the largest commissions ever received by ODIOT.
The mark was cancelled in August 1865.
A spoon by H. Thomas is conserved at the Metropolitan Museum in New York