SPLENDID SILVER COFFEE- AND TEA SERVICE (IN PART SILVER-PLATED).
Paris.
Late 19th century.
Maison Odiot.
Silver; once with gilt interior. Kettle and rechaud silver-plated.
5 pieces; consisting of coffee pot; teapot; large water kettle on
rechaud; sugar bowl and milk jug. Cambered bodies with pronounced acanthus cartouches and sectioned through slender cords; each on four small rocaille feet. In between fine Rococo decor on stippled ground. Each piece with monogram "EM" in rocaille cartouche on the front. Handles shaped as C-curves decorated with acanthus and rocailles. The long; slender spouts in the shape of dragon heads; the knobs of the lids shaped as small flower bouquets.
Weight: 3670g.
Measurement: Height of the pots 26;5cm /19cm/ Kettle on rechaud and with raised handle 41cm.
Mark: Parisian standard 950 (Rosenberg no.5880); Odiot A Paris; maker's mark partly indistinct (Maison Odiot; 1825-1894).
Art trade; Van Ham.