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DAGUERRE PARIS

141 - HENIN & Cie in Paris, 1875-1901 Silver flatware, decorated w…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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HENIN & Cie in Paris, 1875-1901 Silver flatware, decorated with cartouches and scrolls. The spatulas are embossed with the DU MESNIL coat of arms, under a crown, with the motto "VIR FORTIS ET FIDELIS". Marked Minerve. L. 19 cm To the model: Hippolyte THOMAS, 1845-1855 A silver fork decorated with cartouches and scrolls. The spatula is embossed with the DU MESNIL coat of arms, under a crown, with the motto "VIR FORTIS ET FIDELIS". Marked Minerve. L. 19 cm Total net weight: 143.7 g Hénin was founded in Paris in 1861 in partnership with Hippolyte Thomas. It later became Hénin & Cie. For more than a century, the company was renowned for its luxury flatware, drawing its inspiration from past styles and working with the greatest silversmiths, such as Odiot. The items we are presenting belonged to a dinner service made by Thomas around 1850, which was later completed by Hénin around 1900. For another service, bearing the SAID PACHA coat of arms, by Hippolyte Thomas and Jean-Louis Hénin, see: Christie's sale, 26 May 2020, lot 253.
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About the sale DAGUERRE BOURGOGNE - fine collections, notably from the Château du Grand Caumont
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Auction time 06/13/2026 at 2:00 PM
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