ANTIQUE 19thC FRENCH SOLID SILVER SOUP TUREEN, JEAN-CHARLES CAHIER, PARIS c.1820
19th Century French Magnificent silver soup tureen, cover & linner, impressively large and exceptionally heavy, standing on oval spreading foot. the plain body applied to both sides with realistically modelled Minerva heads and conjoined twisted snake handles, the top of the lid is surmounted with a palmette clad finial, the rims decorated with beaded bands. Hallmarked French Silver, Maker Jean-Charles Cahier.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4788
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century French Magnificent solid silver soup tureen, cover & linner, impressively large and exceptionally heavy, standing on oval spreading foot. the plain body applied to both sides with realistically modelled Minerva heads and conjoined twisted snake handles, the top of the lid is surmounted with a palmette clad finial, the rims decorated with beaded bands. The quality of the tureen is on par with the best silversmiths at the time. Jean-Charles Cahier became master silversmith in 1801 and in 1821, he bought Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843) silver workshop, to cement his reputation as one of the finest French silversmiths.
Cahier had created the whole silver-gilt dinner service for Charles X coronation held in the Reims Cathedral on 29 May 1825. Aswell as being commissioned by the French Royalty and Nobility, he is known to have made the dinner service for The Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia (1798-1849).
Each part is Hallmarked French Silver (950 Standard), Paris, Guarantee mark (used 1819-1838), Maker Jean-Charles Cahier. The side of the liner bears an important family coat of arms, a crowned shield with a cross, flanked by two lions.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 35cm
Width: 47 x 24cm
Weight: 5940g