Style New York: Silver, Ceramics, Furniture

Style New York: Silver, Ceramics, Furniture

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 229. A French Silver Large Two-Handled Vase, Attributed to Emile Reiber for Christofle & Cie, Paris, 1867.

Property of a Private Collector

A French Silver Large Two-Handled Vase, Attributed to Emile Reiber for Christofle & Cie, Paris, 1867

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April 21, 04:29 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Private Collector


A French Silver Large Two-Handled Vase, Attributed to Emile Reiber for Christofle & Cie, Paris, 1867


oviform, the stepped foot with an interlacing ribbon and foliate band below a twisted fluted stem which is repeated on the neck, the center applied with scrolling leaves and sheaves of wheat flanking shields suspended from applied bows and floral swags, framed by wide bands of acanthus below and scalework above, with a wide shell-form lip


marked throughout, and signed and numbered 602337 on base


140 oz 10 dwt

4,369.55 g

height 19 ½ in.

49.53 cm

The date 1867 suggests that this vase was intended for the Paris Universal Exhibition of that year.


Our gratitude to Anne Gros, Responsable du Patrimoine, at Christofle for her assistance in cataloging this lot.


Emile Reiber (1826-1893) was editor of the critical publication L'art pour tous in 1861 and became chief of the composition and design studios at Christofle in1865. He was renown for his works in Japonism.