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A FRENCH STERLING SILVER ASSEMBLED FLATWARE SERVICE FOR TWELVE by Maison Cardeilhac and Jacques & Pierre Cardeilhac, Paris, first half 20th century
27 April 2021, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$20,312.50 inc. premium
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A FRENCH STERLING SILVER ASSEMBLED FLATWARE SERVICE FOR TWELVE
by Maison Cardeilhac and Jacques & Pierre Cardeilhac, Paris, first half 20th century
In a fitted canteen with plaque inscribed Cardeilhac Orfevre 24 Place Vendoime Paris, comprising twenty four dinner forks, twenty four dinner knives, eighteen tablespoons, twelve salad forks, twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, twelve partial-gilt oyster forks, twelve cheese knives with silver blades, twelve butter spreaders, twelve dessert spoons, twelve dessert forks, twenty four tea spoons, twelve coffee spoons, one serving fork, one serving spoon, one salad serving set, one carving set, one cake server, and one ice creamer server; total silver weight approximately 320oz troy (206).
In a fitted canteen with plaque inscribed Cardeilhac Orfevre 24 Place Vendoime Paris, comprising twenty four dinner forks, twenty four dinner knives, eighteen tablespoons, twelve salad forks, twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, twelve partial-gilt oyster forks, twelve cheese knives with silver blades, twelve butter spreaders, twelve dessert spoons, twelve dessert forks, twenty four tea spoons, twelve coffee spoons, one serving fork, one serving spoon, one salad serving set, one carving set, one cake server, and one ice creamer server; total silver weight approximately 320oz troy (206).
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Acquired by the current owner from Emmanuel Sarl, Saint Ouen, 26 September 2014.
Founded in 1804, Antoine-Vital Cardeilhac began his silver company, which would eventually turn into a family enterprise – the House Cardeilhac. The firm focused on Rococo style flatware and table articles, participating in World Fairs starting in the 1820s, which gained them international recognition. Most notably, Cardeilhac won a gold medal at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris under the directorship of Antoine-Vital's son, Armand-Eduard. Ernest, the third generation of Cardeilhac's directors, moved the company into the future by stepping away from the firm's traditional finely chased naturalistic decoration, introducing Art Nouveau designs into their pieces.
This service comprises pieces made during two reigns of the House Cardeilhac. First, Marie-Amélie's, widow of Armand-Eduard, who ran the company after her husband's death. Other pieces in the service were produced during the reign of Jacques & Pierre Cardeilhac, great-grandsons of Atoine-Vital and final blood members to run the business. Cardeilhac went out of family hands in 1951 when Christofle purchased the company, although he continued to use their patterns. Many Cardeilhac pieces remain in museums throughout France today.
This service demonstrates the Cardeilhac traditional Rococo style.
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