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104 - Jacques-Augustin Gandais, circa 1834 PAIR OF DOUBLE GILDING …
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Jacques-Augustin Gandais, circa 1834 PAIR OF DOUBLE GILDING SALONS FROM THE FIRST GILDING SERVICE ORDERED BY LOUIS-PHILIPPE I, AS KING OF THE FRENCH (1830-1848). Engraved on the outside with the initials of the sovereign, LP under a royal crown. The ribbed border is characteristic of Gandais' production. Silver lined metal H. 10.2 cm; W: 16.5 cm; D: 9.3 cm Mark: stamp of GANDAIS (1), goldsmith and plate-maker to King Louis-Philippe I. With their linings. Little known, this goldsmith's service was used in the various residences of the last French king, including the Château d'Eu. The engraving on the reverse of each piece of the figure of Louis-Philippe I under a crown bears witness to the new monarch's hesitations in asserting himself as sovereign, as well as to the heraldic choices made at the beginning of his reign, which were not to last. King Louis-Philippe's coat of arms replaced his monogram on the silverware, which now adorns porcelain services and books. Provenance : -Louis-Philippe I (1773-1850), King of the French -his daughter, Clémentine d'Orléans (1817-1907), Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha -then by descent. Jacques-Augustin Gandais founded his goldsmith's workshop in Paris in 1819, specialising in the production of doubled or silver-plated metal. He brought this technique, which had originated in England, to such a high level of excellence and innovation in France that he became its leading figure. The quality of the goldsmith's services he produced made silver-plated metal famous in France. Gandais used strips of pure silver to cover the copper on the protruding parts of his models to prevent wear, just as he used solid silver for the feet and other ornaments on his pieces. In 1834, Louis-Philippe I awarded him the title of goldsmith and king's plater, and made him a knight of the Légion d'honneur. In 1834 and 1844, the jury of the Exhibition of Industrial Products awarded him a silver medal, and the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale awarded him a silver and gold medal. Based in the galleries of the Palais-Royal, Gandais also supplied his work to other European courts, such as that of Queen Maria II da Gloria of Portugal. EU mark - for the Château d'Eu - found on a dish of a pair presented on the online auction website Expertissim, ref: 2011070222. [XD]
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