Style: Silver, Ceramics, Furniture

Style: Silver, Ceramics, Furniture

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A FRENCH SILVER AND MIXED METAL FOUR-PIECE TEA SET WITH MATCHING TRAY, CHRISTOFLE & CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

Auction Closed

April 16, 08:57 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A FRENCH SILVER AND MIXED METAL FOUR-PIECE TEA SET WITH MATCHING TRAY, CHRISTOFLE & CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880


comprising a Teapot, Hot Milk Jug, Creamer, covered Sugar Bowl, and circular Tray with a fixed basket handle, all with spot-hammered surfaces applied with gilt wisteria and copper bamboo, the covers of the teapot and sugar bowl each with three copper butterflies

marked throughout, stamped on bases CHRISTOFLE ORFEVRES

73 oz 10 dwt

2289 g

height of hot milk jug 6 in.; diameter of tray 12½ in.

15.2 cm; 31.7 cm

This set was designed by Henri Godin (1846-1902) and S. Waret (1826-1902). Christofle exhibited a new line in mixed-metals, derived from Japanese techniques, at the metalwork exhibition organized by the Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs in 1880. The line was to be called “Les Polychromes” and combined silver, copper and brass, possibly encouraged by Tiffany's success with their mixed metals at the 1878 Paris Exposition.