Silver-gilt Griffins cup from Directoire Consulat, Paris 1798-1809

Gilded silver cup in antique style resting on a double ring chiselled with scales on a pedestal decorated with a laurel torus, the body finely chiseled in amati with a cartouche framed by palmettes, flowers and foliage. The winding handles ending in two confronting griffin heads.

Hallmarks
• 1er coq Paris 1798-1809 (solid silver 950/1000).
• Moyenne Garantie Paris..
• Association des orfèvres mark.
• Goldsmith : "MJ une thyrse", for Marc JACQUART.

Weight : 0,66 lb (300 grams).


Superb illustration of late 18th century antique style goldsmithing. This piece is in its perfect integrity, not repolished with its original vermeil of very good quality.

Condition report :
Very good original condition, only some signs of age to the vermeil.


MARC JACQUART

Marc JACQUART is a Parisian silversmith who worked between 1794 and 1829. He specializes in beautiful and refined table silverware. Located at number 1 rue du Petit-Pont, in 1806 it moved into the prestigious Hôtel d'Aligre at number 123 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.


MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

• METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS, NEW YORK, "Tray", silver, Paris, 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.5.
• METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS, NEW YORK, "Teapot", silver, mother-of-pearl, Paris, 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.2a, b.
• METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS, NEW YORK, "Coffeepot", silver, mother-of-pearl, Paris, 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.1.
• METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS, NEW YORK, "Milk jug", silver, mother-of-pearl, Paris, 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.3.
• METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS, NEW YORK, "Hot water urn", silver, mother-of-pearl, Paris, 1809-1819, inv. 38.12.4a-g.
• MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, PARIS, "Drageoir et présentoir", silver gilt, Paris, 1798, inv. 45813 A-B.
• MUSEE D’ART SACRE, DIJON, "Ostensoir", gilded silver, glass, stones, in a shaped leather case, Paris, 1798-1819, inv. 980.3.1.1 et 2.
• CATHEDRALE SAINT-ÉTIENNE, METZ, TRESOR, "Étui d’un évangéliaire", silver, precious stone, Paris, 1809-1819, classified as an historic monument on 11 May 2001.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

• BOIVIN Jean, "Les Anciens orfèvres français et leurs poinçons", Paris, 1925.
• DOUËT S. P., "Tableau des symboles de l’orfèvrerie de Paris", Paris, 1806.
• DRAPER James David, "The Arts under Napoleon", Yale University Press, 2013.
• PÉRON A., "Tableau fabricants en matières d’or, d’argent…", Paris, 1804.
• "Almanach du Commerce" 1805, 1806, 1813, 1815.
• "Almanach Azur" 1811 à 1822.
• "Archives de la Garantie", Paris, pl. d’insculp. n°2 et 15.