Beschreibung:

A LARGE FRENCH SILVER-GILT SOUP-TUREEN, COVER AND LINER
MARK OF MAISON ODIOT, PARIS, 1983-1992, AFTER A DESIGN, CIRCA 1817, OF A.-L.-M. CAVELIER, FOR JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT
A LARGE FRENCH SILVER-GILT SOUP-TUREEN, COVER AND LINER MARK OF MAISON ODIOT, PARIS, 1983-1992, AFTER A DESIGN, CIRCA 1817, OF A.-L.-M. CAVELIER, FOR JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT The circular base cast and chased with a band of stylised foliage on a matted ground, the hemispherical bowl supported on cast figures of Ceres, Bacchus and Fame, the bowl applied with a band of trailing vines, dolphins and bulrushes, with Bacchic female mask and double serpent handles, the domed cover with foliage and bud finial, with plain liner with shell grips, marked on base, figures, bowl cover, finial and applied ornament on cover, the base stamped 'Odiot a Paris', further stamped '10212' underneath, with metal plate underneath 25 ¼ in. (64 cm.) high gross weight 546 oz. (16,982 gr.)