JBC ODIOT – Covered silver sugar bowl, 1st Empire period, 1809/1818

JBC ODIOT – Covered silver sugar bowl, 1st Empire period, 1809/1818
Elegant covered sugar bowl in ovoid shape in solid silver, resting on a circular pedestal, with domed lid decorated with a stylized seed handle. The side handles, finely chiseled with palmettes and rosettes on an matte background, testify to a decorative repertoire typical of the neo-Pompeian taste under the Empire. Piece executed entirely by hammer. The guarantee mark with the 2nd cock attests to a manufacture between 1809 and 1818.
This work is by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot, one of the most prestigious Parisian goldsmiths of the First Empire, a renowned supplier to the Imperial Court and many European courts. He succeeded his father and promoted French goldsmithing through creations combining architectural rigor and ornamental richness, often inspired by Antiquity.
Dimensions: H. 14 cm – L. with handles: 13,5 cm – Base diameter: 6 cm
Material: 1st grade silver 950/1°°°
Weight: 370 gr.
Punches:
ON THE BASE 2nd COCK 1809/1818 PARIS – Recency of the 2nd Cock – Old man’s hallmark 1818/1838 with wild boar census.
ON THE BODY: 2nd COCK 1809/1818 PARIS – Recency of the 2nd Cock – Old man’s hallmark 1818/1838 with wild boar census.
ON THE COVER: 2nd COOKER 1809/1818 PARIS – Recency of the 2nd COOKER – Old man’s hallmark 1818/1838 with guarantee record
ON THE BODY AND THE LID: Diamond-shaped hallmark of JEAN BAPTISTE CLAUDE ODIOT
Goldsmith: Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot (Paris, 1763–1850)
Origin: France / Paris