Silverware> 1800 > A silver-gilt dinner service for twelve people, Frederic Boucheron, Paris, second half XIX century.
A silver-gilt dinner service for twelve people, Frederic Boucheron, Paris, second half XIX century.
Description:This rare and important part of a vermeil silver dinner service was created by the celebrated jeweller and silversmith, Frederic Boucheron, in his workshop in Paris’s Place Vendôme.
The decoration, in typical French Regency style (1710-1730), takes the form of lambrequins and embossed female heads. It is interesting to note how this style of decoration was echoed in Regency architecture and in Boulle furniture. Moreover, stylised shells and acanthus leaves adorn the upper side of the cutlery.
Made from silver gilt, the cutlery has been carefully chased throughout.
Engraved monogram: AD
These items are in perfect condition.
The service comprises 48 pieces: twelve forks, twelve knives, twelve teaspoons and twelve dessertspoons.
Marks: 1)initials FB by the silversmith inside the diamond shape; 2) Minerva's head 1st standard mark, 3) Boucheron Paris, 4) BR&Cie.
Weight: Kg.2,600 / 83,50 Troy oz
Provenance: count Antonio Devoto (Lavagna, Italy 1832 - Buenos Aires, Argentina 1916)
