Tea and coffee service decorated with antique scenes
Tea and coffee service decorated with antique scenes
France, Paris
Second half of the 19th century
Maison Odiot, Prevost Recipon (& Cie)
Silver; casting, stamping, chasing, engraving, gilding
Marks on the sugar bowl, coffee pot, creamer, and bowl (vase) : a lozenge enclosing an oil lamp and the initial O; stamped – ODIOT A PARIS; Paris 1838-1919 Minerva 1st standard guarantee hallmark for large works (950 silver fineness). Samovar, teapot, and tray: maker's mark¬ – a lozenge enclosing an oil lamp with the initials PR//Cie; stamped – Mon ODIOT // Prevost Recipon & Cie; number ‘1693’; Paris 1838-1919 Minerva 1st standard guarantee hallmark for large works (950 silver fineness)
Seven-piece silver tea and coffee service, comprised of a tray, a coffee pot, a teapot, a sugar bowl, a bowl (vase), and a hot water urn (samovar). All pieces are decorated in the Neoclassical style with foliage motifs, fluting, and wide friezes depicting classical scenes. The handles are formed as cornucopias, and the feet are shaped as hooves with acanthus leaves.
5480.1-7MC340&3141-3146/ДПИ