FRANCE CIRCA - Lot 169

Lot n° 169
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Result : 12 160EUR
FRANCE CIRCA - Lot 169
FRANCE CIRCA 1900Silver teapot quadripod in chased cast silver showing an acorn complete with its hammered cupule delimiting the fruit. The handle is enhanced by leafy branches of oak extending on the perimeter and the hinged lid as well as on the feet. Under the shape of an oak branch with visible veins covered with leaves, the spout is hidden. Hallmark minerveSmith : Antoine Théodore EYSEN, or Antonius Theodorus EYSEN born in Amsterdam in 1851. Goldsmith in Paris in 1895, he appears in the Annuaire du Commerce et de l'Industrie in 1897 in the categories: "Jewelers, art objects, merchants, goldsmith, jeweler. He died in 1923. Few works of this goldsmith/sculptor are listed. He seems to have specialized in "naturalist" style mounts, including that of a Gallé vase featuring acorns, a representation of fruit of which this singular object seems to be the result. Gross weight (ivory stops) : 1231 g - height : 23,5 cm
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