A French silver-plated table garniture, Charles Christofle, Paris, circa 1860
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November 13, 03:17 PM GMT
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A French silver-plated table garniture, Charles Christofle, Paris, circa 1860
Comprising: a two-handled jardinière, oval, raised on six leaf-capped feet, detachable liner; a pair of six light candelabra with leaf-capped scroll branches, figural putti stems, on lion's paw supports headed by acanthus; a pair of large epergnes with satyr masks and circular fluted glass bowls; and a pair of smaller epergnes on tri-form bases with glass bowls
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Associated Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Christofle, 150 Ans D'Orfèvrerie, conseil General d'Indre-e-Loire, 1991, pp 40 and 41
Exhibition catalogue, Christofle, 150 Ans D'Orfèvrerie, conseil General d'Indre-e-Loire, 1991, pp 40 and 41
'Christofle 150 And D'art et de Reve', Dossier de L'art 2, Dijon 1991. pp24 and 25
The bases with satyr masks now supporting the large fruit or flower stands illustrate the versatility of the Christofle firm where elements might be interchangeable. These bases surmounted by candleabra branches were exhibited in 1862 at the Universal Exhibition in London. They were the model chosen by Empress Eugenie for her home in England, Farnborough Hill, after the fall of her husband Napoleon III in 1870