Estimate

700 - 800

Session 1

16 November 2021

Hammer Price

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
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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.
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Archives de la Garantie, Paris, pl. d’insculp. n°2 et 15.