Jean Guillaume Moitte

Lot 117: Design for a tureen with lion's head handles

Name: Design for a tureen with lion's head handles
Brand: Christie's
SKU: aphe9x4h2c

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 22, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Jean-Guillaume Moitte (Paris 1746-1810)
Design for a tureen with lion's head handles
black lead, pen and grey ink, grey wash
12½ x 17 5/8 in. (31.8 x 44.8 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Jean Guillaume Moitte

Literature

C. Fregnac, Les Grands OrfÃ©vres de Louis XIII Ã Charles X, Paris, 1965, p. 254

Provenance

Henri Auguste, until 1810.
J.B.C. Odiot, his studio stamp and number '150'.
With Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, 1989.

Notes

The snakes coiled round the central support and the four pilasters give this tureen a solidly architectural feel. While the design would have been easily adapted to marble or stone it is unlikely that it was ever executed in silver.

Auction Details

West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection

Christie's

May 22, 2008, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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