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Auction archive: Lot number 169

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER TABLE SERVICE FOR TWENTY-FOUR SETTINGS

Auction 15.05.1995
15 May 1995
Estimate
CHF800,000 - CHF1,000,000
ca. US$685,236 - US$856,545
Price realised:
CHF1,983,500
ca. US$1,698,957
Auction archive: Lot number 169

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER TABLE SERVICE FOR TWENTY-FOUR SETTINGS

Auction 15.05.1995
15 May 1995
Estimate
CHF800,000 - CHF1,000,000
ca. US$685,236 - US$856,545
Price realised:
CHF1,983,500
ca. US$1,698,957
Beschreibung:

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER TABLE SERVICE FOR TWENTY-FOUR SETTINGS Paris 1920-1921, by Odiot In the French Empire style, comprising more than one thousand pieces, most of the pieces based on the original designs and models made for Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot by Cavelier, Prud'hon, Moreau and others, engraved with owner's monogram, contained in seventeen fitted mahogany cases each with brass corners and plates, including front plate engraved with description of contents, the interiors lined in red suede, comprising: Case 1 Flatware: Twenty-four table spoons Seventy-two table forks Seventy-two table knives with steel blades Twenty-four fish forks Twenty-four fish knives Twenty-four butter knives Twenty-four egg spoons Twelve salt spoons Twenty-four pairs of individual asparagus tongs Four pairs of asparagus serving tongs Serving pieces: six serving spoons, six serving forks, six sauce ladles, four mustard spoons, four sugar sifters, sixteen hors-d'oeuvre serving pieces of various shapes, two salad spoons, two salad forks Weight of silver: 18,600 gr. Case 2 Dessert flatware: Twenty-four spoons Twenty-four forks Twenty-four knives with silver blades Twenty-four knives with steel blades Twenty-four fruit spoons Twenty-four fruit forks Twenty-four ice cream spoons Twenty-four tea spoons Twenty-four mocca spoons Six nutcrackers, metal Six pairs of grape scissors, metal Four compote ladles Two cream ladles Two sugar sifters Two ice cream slices and servers Two cake slices Two cheese knives with steel blades Two butter knives Eight candy serving pieces of various shapes 8,000 gr. Case 3 A pair of candelabra 10,800 gr. Case 4 A pair of candelabra, fitted for electricity 10,800 gr. Case 5 Twenty-four dessert plates Twenty-four ice cream plates Twenty-four butter plates Six cake stands 24,500 gr. Case 6 Six double salt cellars Twelve salt cellars Four mustard pots Four pepper mills Two oil and vinegar cruet stands 20,600 gr. Case 7 Ten oval dishes in pairs: 38 cm (15 in), 44 cm (17¼ in), 49 cm (19¼ in), 54 cm (21¼ in) and 69 cm (27¼ in) long Six circular dishes in pairs: 29 cm (11½ in), 31 cm (12¼ in) and 34.5 cm (13½ in) diam. Two square dishes One oval dish: 25 cm (9¾ in) long Twelve wine coasters 33,200 gr. Case 8 Four silver-mounted champagne jugs Two silver cups with metal interiors Three silver-mounted ice buckets Three pairs of ice tongs 11,500 gr. Case 9 One silver tray: 45 cm (17¾ in) wide Twenty-four silver and porcelain tea cups and saucers Twenty-four silver and porcelain coffee cups and saucers A liqueur set 13,900 gr. Case 10 A pair of wine coolers with liners Two silver and glass caviar coolers with covers Four silver and glass hors-d'oeuvres dishes One confiturier with glass pots 22,700 gr. Case 11 Two oval sugar bowls with stands Two cream bowls Six gratted cheese shells Twenty-four sherbet shells 7,200 gr. Case 12 A silver centre-piece fitted with mirror in three parts: 119.5 cm (47 in) long 5,300 gr. Case 13 Four large vases with metal liners Four silver stands with glass cups: 18 cm (7 in) diam. Two silver stands with glass cups: 22 cm (8¾ in) diam. 17,600 gr. Case 14 A pair of silver "chestnut plates" Twenty-four egg cups Twenty-four porcelain cups with silver holders Twenty-four menu holders Twelve tooth-pick holders Twelve spoons Twenty-four knife holders A pair of crumb lifters with sweepers 13,900 gr. Case 15 A large soup tureen with cover and metal interior Two sauceboats, each with two silver interiors Two vegetable dishes and covers, each with two silver interiors Two asparagus stands 16,200 gr. Case 16 A seven-piece tea and coffee service, comprising: hot-water urn on stand with lamp, tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, cream jug, waste bowl, pair of sugar tongs Two large two-handled trays: 65.5 cm (25¾ in) and 77.5 cm (30½ in) wide 15,900 gr. Case 17 Four bread baskets 8,200 gr. Total weight of silver: 258,900 gr.

Auction archive: Lot number 169
Auction:
Datum:
15 May 1995
Auction house:
Christie's
Geneva
Beschreibung:

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT FRENCH SILVER TABLE SERVICE FOR TWENTY-FOUR SETTINGS Paris 1920-1921, by Odiot In the French Empire style, comprising more than one thousand pieces, most of the pieces based on the original designs and models made for Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot by Cavelier, Prud'hon, Moreau and others, engraved with owner's monogram, contained in seventeen fitted mahogany cases each with brass corners and plates, including front plate engraved with description of contents, the interiors lined in red suede, comprising: Case 1 Flatware: Twenty-four table spoons Seventy-two table forks Seventy-two table knives with steel blades Twenty-four fish forks Twenty-four fish knives Twenty-four butter knives Twenty-four egg spoons Twelve salt spoons Twenty-four pairs of individual asparagus tongs Four pairs of asparagus serving tongs Serving pieces: six serving spoons, six serving forks, six sauce ladles, four mustard spoons, four sugar sifters, sixteen hors-d'oeuvre serving pieces of various shapes, two salad spoons, two salad forks Weight of silver: 18,600 gr. Case 2 Dessert flatware: Twenty-four spoons Twenty-four forks Twenty-four knives with silver blades Twenty-four knives with steel blades Twenty-four fruit spoons Twenty-four fruit forks Twenty-four ice cream spoons Twenty-four tea spoons Twenty-four mocca spoons Six nutcrackers, metal Six pairs of grape scissors, metal Four compote ladles Two cream ladles Two sugar sifters Two ice cream slices and servers Two cake slices Two cheese knives with steel blades Two butter knives Eight candy serving pieces of various shapes 8,000 gr. Case 3 A pair of candelabra 10,800 gr. Case 4 A pair of candelabra, fitted for electricity 10,800 gr. Case 5 Twenty-four dessert plates Twenty-four ice cream plates Twenty-four butter plates Six cake stands 24,500 gr. Case 6 Six double salt cellars Twelve salt cellars Four mustard pots Four pepper mills Two oil and vinegar cruet stands 20,600 gr. Case 7 Ten oval dishes in pairs: 38 cm (15 in), 44 cm (17¼ in), 49 cm (19¼ in), 54 cm (21¼ in) and 69 cm (27¼ in) long Six circular dishes in pairs: 29 cm (11½ in), 31 cm (12¼ in) and 34.5 cm (13½ in) diam. Two square dishes One oval dish: 25 cm (9¾ in) long Twelve wine coasters 33,200 gr. Case 8 Four silver-mounted champagne jugs Two silver cups with metal interiors Three silver-mounted ice buckets Three pairs of ice tongs 11,500 gr. Case 9 One silver tray: 45 cm (17¾ in) wide Twenty-four silver and porcelain tea cups and saucers Twenty-four silver and porcelain coffee cups and saucers A liqueur set 13,900 gr. Case 10 A pair of wine coolers with liners Two silver and glass caviar coolers with covers Four silver and glass hors-d'oeuvres dishes One confiturier with glass pots 22,700 gr. Case 11 Two oval sugar bowls with stands Two cream bowls Six gratted cheese shells Twenty-four sherbet shells 7,200 gr. Case 12 A silver centre-piece fitted with mirror in three parts: 119.5 cm (47 in) long 5,300 gr. Case 13 Four large vases with metal liners Four silver stands with glass cups: 18 cm (7 in) diam. Two silver stands with glass cups: 22 cm (8¾ in) diam. 17,600 gr. Case 14 A pair of silver "chestnut plates" Twenty-four egg cups Twenty-four porcelain cups with silver holders Twenty-four menu holders Twelve tooth-pick holders Twelve spoons Twenty-four knife holders A pair of crumb lifters with sweepers 13,900 gr. Case 15 A large soup tureen with cover and metal interior Two sauceboats, each with two silver interiors Two vegetable dishes and covers, each with two silver interiors Two asparagus stands 16,200 gr. Case 16 A seven-piece tea and coffee service, comprising: hot-water urn on stand with lamp, tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, cream jug, waste bowl, pair of sugar tongs Two large two-handled trays: 65.5 cm (25¾ in) and 77.5 cm (30½ in) wide 15,900 gr. Case 17 Four bread baskets 8,200 gr. Total weight of silver: 258,900 gr.

Auction archive: Lot number 169
Auction:
Datum:
15 May 1995
Auction house:
Christie's
Geneva
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