Pair Of Silver Salad Bowls In The Shape Of A Navette And Its Moutardier 1804 By Goldsmith A M.

A curiosity of tableware from the First Empire period, these three beautiful pieces in solid silver hallmarked and dating from 1804 are the work of Ambroise Riguerot Goldsmith Parsien, bearing the hallmarks of control and of the famous Goldsmith these three pieces with the model of winged griffins holding a coat of arms (blank because not engraved with an affiliation) these pretty, fine, elegant shuttles with beautiful carving revealing their bright blue crystal interiors through the body imitating a balustrade, and resting on its four feet. The mustard pot is not left out with its beautiful pointed cap lid topped with a pin, the handle of a beautiful movement is of rare elegance, the pattern matching its two companions is by nature larger on one cicular body also in the same evocation, it rests on three feet and its remarkable carving sets the tone for these very beautiful and refined pieces of the art of hosting Imperially...