Ensemble de quatre coupes en améthyste à monture en vermeil, France, vers 1900

les coupes à facettes, les anses en forme de serpent, reposant sur quatre pieds griffes, poinçon d'orfèvre PBI, un point

with faceted bowls, entwined snake handles, on four paw supports, lozenge maker's mark PBI, a dot

Pour un modèle similaire avec les coupes en cristal de roche, provenant de la collection de la reine Marie-Antoinette au Palais de St Cloud, voir Daniel Alcouffe, Les gemmes de la couronne, Paris 2001, p. 545, OA 14.

In overall good condition, one amethyst cup with a small chip on the upper border, one base slightly bent. Very attractive set, very nice quality.
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La monture de ces coupes a certainement été influencée par la paire de coupes en cristal de roche montées en bronze doré ayant appartenu à la reine Marie-Antoinette, aujourd'hui dans les collections du Louvre.

Le poinçon d'orfèvre pourrait être celui de Daniel Pierson et George Boudios, 1910-1913. Ces orfèvres, installés à Paris 33 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, étaient spécialisés dans la reproduction, la transformation et la réparation de l'orfèvrerie ancienne. Nous remercions vivement Rémi Verlet pour son aide à la suggestion de cette attribution.

These cups have certainly been influenced by a pair of rock crystal cups with gilt bronze mounts, formerly belonging to Queen Marie-Antoinette, and now in the Louvre, illustrated in  Daniel Alcouffe, les Gemmes de la Couronne,OA 14, p. 545.

The maker's mark could be that of Daniel Pierson and George Boudios, 1910-1913. Their workshop in Paris was to be found at 33 rue des Francs-Bourgeois. They are known to have specialized in the reproduction, transformation and restoration of old silver. We are grateful to Rémi Verlet for his help in suggesting this attribution.