Premium DUPONT & Associés
305
-
Silver oil cruet stand, Marseille 1750–1756
Master Silversmi…
See original version (French)
305
-
Silver oil cruet stand, Marseille 1750–1756
Master Silversmi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Silver oil cruet stand, Marseille 1750–1756
Master Silversmith: Louis-Lazare Martin, admitted to the guild in 1737
The tray, with moulded contours and filleted edges, features arched handles joined by a bead in the centre. It rests on four ‘forked’ feet, featuring scrollwork and shell-shaped fastenings. The bottle holders and stopper holder are secured with olive-shaped rivets. The console-style uprights are openwork. The stoppers, with a double-curved rim, are surmounted by a seed-shaped finial coiled within a wreath of leaves. The flasks, each with a handle, are made of glass engraved with garlands and fleurons.
Dimensions of the tray: Length: 30 cm, width: 19 cm, height: 10 cm
Height of the vials: 17 cm
Weight: 951 g.
Reference: a similar piece by the same master silversmith is held in the Louvre Museum’s collections under inventory number OA 11821, formerly from the Jourdan-Barry Collection.
Bibliography: Jourdan-Barry, pl. XXXI, no. 61, p. 115, *New Acquisitions of the Department of Decorative Arts, Louvre Museum*, RMN 2003. *Civil Goldsmith’s Work in Provence in the 18th Century*, no. 149, p. 233
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale
Prestige, Day Two. Silverware, furniture and works of art.
Auction location
Auction time
08/04/2026 at 2:15 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like