Lot no. 5
A PAIR OF OVAL SAUCERS WITH ADHERENT TOP AND FOUR SILVER LINERS (950)
Goldsmith Charles-Nicolas Odiot
Model with contours and mouldings of ribboned fillets and leafy clasps, standing on four scrolled feet, engraved with the coat of arms of Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders, surmounted by the motto "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE" ("UNION MAKES STRENGTH").
Goldsmith's hallmark and full mark ODIOT A PARIS, export hallmark, head of Mercury
For one and two liners, numbered 8990
For the second and one lining, numbered 1848
The last lining, without goldsmith's hallmark and without number
Scratches from use; on one, bumps
H. 14.5 cm (5 ¾ in.)
l. 26.5 cm (10 ½ in.)
L. : 18 cm (7 in.)
Weight : 3 Kg 488
Origin :
Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905) ;
Sotheby's Amsterdam, Collection of Princess Lilian of Belgium, 22-23 September 2003, lot 23 ;
Acquired during the latter period by the current owner;
Private collection, Paris.
A pair of oval-shaped silver sauce-boats and four silver liners, by Charles-Nicolas Odiot, Paris, circa 1850
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Tableware, goldsmithing
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