Lot 198
  • 198

A French silver-gilt figural condiment set in Empire style, Maison Odiot, Paris, 20th century

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • marked throughout
  • silver-gilt
  • heights 12 5/8 in., 5 3/4 in.
  • 32 cm, 14.5 cm
comprising a double salt and four mustard pots, the first in the form of two classical women holding pans centered by an urn topped column, the mustard pots formed as kneeling classical women offering urns, flat-covers with bud finials, all on rectangular bases chased or applied with classical foliage and raised on paw feet, the salt and two mustard pots engraved with initial F

Condition

salt with large dent to base rim, three of the mustard pots with slight denting to cover rims, all with a few minor dings to edges of bases, otherwise good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

This model was used by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot for the Branicki Service, 1809-19.  Jean-Marie Pinçon and Olivier Gaube du Gers note in Odiot l'Orfévre that the model has "toute la seduction et la recherché sculpturale d'Odiot" (p. 63).