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DEMIDOFF SERVICE A FRENCH-EMPIRE SILVER-GILT DINNER-SERVICE
MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, 1817, THE APPLIED ARMS WITH MARK OF CHARLES FREDERICK HANCOCK, LONDON, 1863
DEMIDOFF SERVICE A FRENCH-EMPIRE SILVER-GILT DINNER-SERVICE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, 1817, THE APPLIED ARMS WITH MARK OF CHARLES FREDERICK HANCOCK, LONDON, 1863 Comprising the following, each as detailed fully on the following pages: a.) A Massive Silver-Gilt Tureen 24 in. (61 cm.) high 546 oz. (16,984 gr.) b.) A Pair of Massive Silver-Gilt Tureens 18½ in. (47 cm.) high 937 oz. (29,131 gr.) c.) A Pair of Massive Silver-Gilt Soup-Tureens 15½ in. (39 cm.)high 584 oz. (18,170 gr.) d.) A Pair of Silver-Gilt Wine-Coolers 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high 213 oz. (6,609 gr.) e.) A Silver-Gilt Fountain 20 in. (51 cm.) high gross weight 461 oz. (14,336 gr.) f.) A Silver-Gilt Verrière 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) long 119 oz. (3,713 gr.) g.) A Set of Six Silver-Gilt Wine Coasters 5 in. (13 cm.) diam. 50 oz. (1,543 gr.) h.) A Pair of Silver-Gilt Dishes and Covers 11¾ in. (29.7 cm.) diam. 147 oz. (4,570 gr.) i.) A Silver-Gilt Dessert-Stand 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high 55 oz. (1,717 gr.) j.) A Pair of Mustard-Vases 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) wide 66 oz. (2,049 gr.) a.) A MASSIVE FRENCH-EMPIRE SILVER-GILT TUREEN AND COVER ( POT-A OILLE ) MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, 1817, AFTER A DESIGN OF A.-L.-M. CAVELIER, THE APPLIED ARMS WITH MARK OF CHARLES FREDERICK HANCOCK, LONDON, 1863 The circular base cast and chased with a band of stylised foliage on a matted ground, the hemispherical bowl supported on cast figures of Ceres, Bacchus and Fame, the bowl applied with a band of trailing vines, dolphins and bulrushes, with Bacchic female mask and double serpent handles, the domed cover with foliage and bud finial, with plain liner with shell grips, the cover applied twice and the base applied once with two coats-of-arms accolé below a coronet, marked under base, on base, under bowl, inside cover, on cover bezel and on liner, the base further stamped 'J. B t e . C d e . Odiot', the coats-of-arms each marked underneath 24 in. (61 cm.) high 546 oz. (16,984 gr.) PROVENANCE: Delivered to Count Nikolai Demidoff (1773-1828) 5 December 1817 (one of two pots-à-oille ) and then by descent to his son Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870), probably until circa 1863. with Charles Frederick Hancock, London, by 1863. Count Alfred de la Chapelle, Seigneur of Morton and Beaulieu, Périgord (1830-1914). An English Gentleman of Title, The Anderson Galleries, New York, 15 December, 1928, either lot 42 or 43. The late Mrs Anna Thomson Dodge, removed from Rose Terrace, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; Christie's, London, 23 June, 1971, lot 50. The second pot-à-oille was formerly in the collection of Audrey B. Love and gifted by her to the French nation. b.) A PAIR OF MASSIVE FRENCH-EMPIRE SILVER-GILT TUREENS MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, 1817, AFTER A DESIGN OF A.-L.-M. CAVELIER, THE APPLIED ARMS WITH MARK OF CHARLES FREDERICK HANCOCK, LONDON, 1863 Each oval and on oval base, cast and chased with a band of stylised foliage on a matted ground, the oval bowl supported on a pair of cast winged kneeling figures of winged Victory, the bowl applied with a band of trailing vines, the slightly domed cover with foliage and bud finial, the plain liner with shell grips, the base and cover each applied twice with two coats-of-arms accolé below a coronet each marked marked under base, on base, near rim, inside cover, on cover bezel and on liner, the bases further stamped 'J. B t e . C d e . Odiot' the liners further stamped 'Odiot', the coats-of-arms each marked underneath 18½ in. (47 cm.) high 937 oz. (29,131 gr.) PROVENANCE: Delivered to Count Nikolai Demidoff (1773-1828) 5 December 1817 (one of two terrine 2 femmes ailés a Genoux ) and then by descent to his son Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870), probably until circa 1863. with Charles Frederick Hancock, London, by 1863. Count Alfred de la Chapelle, Seigneur of Morton and Beaulieu, Périgord (1830-1914). An English Gentleman of Title, The Anderson Galleries, New York, 15 December