"Vodka Decanter In Silver And Crystal France Circa 1900"
Old crystal vodka carafe resting on a canister with its ten crystal and silver goblets. Carafe has a quadrille decoration on the body, the neck is mounted in silver adorned with a frieze of gadroons, underlined with fillets. The cap is shaped like a top. The buckets feature a removable silver mount. Silver 950/1000, Minerva hallmarks French work around 1900. Master Goldsmith: Ravinet Louis and Charles Denfert (1891-1912) *** Height of carafe: 25.5 cm Width: 11.3 cm Capacity: 0.8 L Buckets: Height: 5 cm The whole is in very good condition / without damage, restorations or shocks /
*** The company founded in 1845 by E. Tonnelier was acquired in 1882 by Louis Ravinet (1854-1925). In 1891, Charles d'Enfert (1865-1960) joined forces with Louis Ravinet and the company took the name of Ravinet d'Enfert. The Ravinet d'Enfert house is located in the former Hotel de Caumartin, 83 rue du Temple in Paris 3rd, in the heart of the Marais. The house specializes in silverware and silverware. The house exhibits regularly and receives numerous distinctions: gold medal at the Lyon exhibition in 1894 and at the Brussels Universal Exhibition in 1897. It is also present at the major exhibitions of 1900, 1925 and 1937….