CRUET SET. SILVER, GLASS. RENÉ-PIERRE FERRIER, PARIS, FRANCE, 1775.
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Reference: ZF0344
Set of cruets. Silver and glass. René-Pierre Ferrier, Paris, 1775. With contrast marks. Set of cruets with salver made of silver in its colour and transparent glass, consisting of two jugs with handle, elongated neck and spout, and a body with a circular base, with a faceted exterior, an oval tray with two supports for the jugs and two others for the stoppers (decorated with leaves and fruits). The tray has four volute-shaped legs, a decoration that is repeated at the ends of the tray, and two architectural shapes on the longer sides, right where the supports for the spice racks are located. The supports for the jugs have an openwork decoration based on architectural motifs framing baskets with grapes and vine leaves and flowers. The hallmarks on the silver pieces indicate that they were the work of René-Pierre Ferrier (his hallmark can be seen), made in Paris between 1775 and 1776 (crowned M; “Maison Commune” mark) and with the corresponding taxes paid (the crowned A -this one in particular was used in Paris between 1775 and 1781- and the bull's head -same as the previous one-). René-Pierre Ferrier was a French silversmith whose mark can be seen used on work from 1775, the year he achieved the status of master. The shape of the tray is reminiscent of other works by the same silversmith dating from the end of the century and with a more pronounced “nave or ship shape”. The decorative elements respond to Neoclassicism, a very popular style in France at the time. It is possible to find pieces similar to the present one in some private collections and in institutions such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (Petit Palais), dated between 1783 and 1784 (inventory PPO2012), or in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Weight: 558 gr. silver / 1245 gr. c/bottle.
· Size: 27x16x23 cms.
1.400 €
