Jean-Baptiste Claude ODIOT (1763-1850) - Lot 150

Jean-Baptiste Claude ODIOT (1763-1850) Large oblong centerpiece with handles and pedestal, circa 1840 Plain silver (.950). The four-lobed bowl with openwork decoration, centered on either side of a monogrammed medallion; the scrolled handles surmounted by a putto holding a garland of flowers. The foot is flanked by seated women draped in antique style and holding a garland of flowers. Export stamp (1840-1879) | London date stamp, 1840 Goldsmith's hallmark and stamp | Numbered 7851 Dim : 52 x 61 x 32 cm | Weight : 18.8kg Restoration and tear at the top of the foot, dents and restoration at the bottom of the foot, dents at the bottom of the bowl and at the back of the putti. In the first quarter of the 19th century, Jean-Baptiste-Claude ODIOT (1763-1850) built up the most successful French silversmith's firm, most frequented by all the European courts of his time. Delivering prestigious services and pieces such as the coronation sword, the King of Rome's cradle and Empress Marie-Louise's toilette, Odiot was one of the most illustrious silversmiths under the Empire and Restoration. Since this founding period, ODIOT has remained one of the most prestigious and luxurious silversmiths in the world. ODIOT pieces adorn the most important private goldsmith collections, as well as the collections of the most prestigious public institutions in France, such as the MUSÉE DU LOUVRE. Please note: Charles-Nicolas ODIOT - great-grandson of Jean-Baptiste Gaspard (1692-1767) and son Jean-Baptiste-Claude (1763-1850), retired in 1827 - was trained in England before registering his hallmark in 1826 to take over the family workshop. As a worthy successor to these royal and imperial suppliers, he became that of King Louis-Philippe I, the d'Orléans family and European nobility.