Madrid - Tableware

Made exclusively of Limoges porcelain, Marie Daâge's collections are some of the last to be painted entirely by hand in differents colours. All are from fa...

Precious 5 Saint Louis Champagne Glasses Gold Crystal Faceted Exquisite and luxurious 5 St. Louis "Thistle" handcrafted gilt faceted crystal gla...

Pair Of Trays In Sterling Silver Pair of elegant sterling silver trays sterling silver trays hallmarked with the silver's letter: m. They have a nice wa...

Specie or silver salt cellar in its color composed of a tray not very deep polygonal, raised and enhanced by four legs and also has two protomes of animals ...

A visually dramatic set of French pewter mugs / tankards / measures that cascade in size from 23cm down to 4cm. Once used as standardized measurement of liq...

Solid silver writing set with clock. France, 19th century. With hallmarks. Writing set enhanced by a base slightly elevated by pieces decorated with stems and volutes with motifs that show Rococo influence. The front of this lower area, curved gently on the fronts and sides, has human masks and mirrors with plant motifs, as well as Rococo-style “shell shapes” in the central part, raised to highlight the clock. This one has a white dial with Roman numerals for the hours and lines for the minutes, and it is highlighted with a band of pearls in front and a winged mask in relief on the back, as well as a vase top that serves as a base for the bell, topped by a half-naked lady holding something like a tambourine. The inkwell and the sandbox, located on the sides of the base, have a vase shape similar to that of the bell but less decorated (engravings of scallops, bands, smooth shields ...), and are topped by two human figurines (a lady holding a bird, and a gentleman, dressed "in the manner of the Renaissance"). Both the decoration of the piece, of great quality and detail, as well as the curves and counter curves that it presents, are a good example of the influence of several artistic styles of different centuries, something common in 19th century silverware throughout Europe. The figure of the bell reminds of Classic Greek sculptures of Venus whose influence is habitual in the neoclassicist art, the smooth mirrors and the bands that enhance them can be seen in Renaissance examples, the movement that provides the curves and counter curves and the shapes that remind Rockies can be related to the Rococo. The decorative details of the piece and its compositional lines are reminiscent of a piece preserved in a French private collection, Napoleon III era and made by Emile Hugo...