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An Empire period cup


Estimate

700 - 800


Session 1

16 November 2021



Description

Paris, 1798-1809, by M. JACQUART
French gilt silver of engraved foliage decoration and griffin's heads handles. Original gilding. Marked Elder's head "1er Titre"

11,4 x 11,0 cm
299 g


Category

Silver


Additional Information

Marc JACQUART was a Paris silversmith working between 1794 and 1829. He specialised on refined table silverware. Located at 1 rue du Petit-Pont, in 1806 he moved into the prestigious Hôtel d'Aligre at 123 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Museums and public institutions
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Tray, silver, Paris 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.5
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Teapot, silver and mother-of-pearl, Paris 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.2a, b
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Coffeepot, silver and mother-of-pearl, Paris 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.1
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Milk jug, silver and mother-of-pearl, Paris 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.3
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Hot water urn, silver and mother-of-pearl, Paris 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.4a-g
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, - "Drageoir et présentoir", silver gilt, Paris 1798, inv. 45813 A-B
Musée d'Art Sacre, Dijon - Monstrance, gilt silver, glass and stones in a shaped leather case, Paris 1798-1819, inv. 980.3.1.1 et 2
Cathedrale Saint-Étienne, Metz -Treasury - Gospel Casket, silver, precious stones, Paris 1809-1819, classified monument since May 11, 2001

Bibliography
BOIVIN Jean, Les Anciens orfèvres français et leurs poinçons, Paris, 1925.
DOUËT S. P., Tableau des symboles de l’orfèvrerie de Paris, Paris, 1806.
DRAPER James David, The Arts under Napoleon, Yale University Press, 2013.
PÉRON A., Tableau fabricants en matières d’or, d’argent…, Paris, 1804.
Almanach du Commerce 1805, 1806, 1813, 1815.
Almanach Azur 1811 à 1822.
Archives de la Garantie, Paris, pl. d’insculp. n°2 et 15.



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