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296 - Silver serving ladle engraved with the arms of Hugues-Bernar…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Silver serving ladle engraved with the arms of Hugues-Bernard Maret (1763-1839), Laetitia" model, decorated with peacock, lotus flowers and calf's head. Title and guarantee hallmarks: silver, first title of Paris, 1809-1819, 950 thousandths. Goldsmith: hallmark of Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763-1850): JBCO, lampe, diamond hallmark. Length : 33,7 cm Weight : 230 g Notes: This decoration was originally commissioned by Laetitia Bonaparte. It combines a number of motifs emblematic of the pomp of the Empire, evoking wealth, seduction and the influence of the return from Egypt: palmettes, fleurons, the Golden Calf framed by intertwined horns of plenty, a mascaron surmounted by a peacock, and swans with outstretched wings, all on an amati background. This model is still marketed by Odiot, with a mascaron replacing the calf's head. Hugues-Bernard Maret (1763-1839) was a French diplomat and politician close to Napoleon Bonaparte. Imprisoned for thirty-two months by the Austrians in Mantua with Charles de Sémouville, he later played an active part in the French Revolution, founded the Club des Feuillants and contributed to the 18 Brumaire. Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Empire, he was given the title of Duke of Bassano. Exiled in 1816 and returned to France in 1820, he was a peer of France and briefly President of the Council in 1834. Elected to the Académie française in 1803, he died in Paris in 1839.
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
Auction location
Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
Lot description modified on 06/10/2026 at 9:57 AM
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Michel Bury and Henri du Cray
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