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CHRISTOFLE, ‘Peau de Lion’ model – Silver-plated cutlery; th…
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CHRISTOFLE, ‘Peau de Lion’ model – Silver-plated cutlery; th…
See original version (French)
Estimate €50 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
CHRISTOFLE, ‘Peau de Lion’ model – Silver-plated cutlery; the grooved handle is fastened with palmette motifs featuring interlaced lion-skin designs; the spatula bears an engraved number. Signed and hallmarked.
Model created by Charles Rossigneux around 1870 for the Marquise de la Païva, a famous courtesan of the Second Empire. A similar piece is on display at the Musée d’Orsay.
Bibliography: Bouilhet, Henri, French Silversmithing in the 18th and 19th Centuries: 1700–1900. Vol. 3, French Silversmithing in the 19th Century: Second Period, 1860–1900, Paris, H. Laurens, 1912, p. 121.
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