France, 19th century / c. 1817
Ewer (aiguière)
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Ewer (aiguière) as silver (France, 19th century · c. 1817).
The coat of arms on the foot of this ewer belongs to the count Alfred de la Chapelle who owned this silver dinner service during the second half of the 19th century.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this silver as silver gilt and credits Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French).
The museum's collection notes: Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot’s reputation stretched internationally. Commissioned by Russian count Nikolei Demidoff, this ewer was one part of an extensive silver dinner service. Decorated with motifs of classical antiquity, this object’s Greco-Roman silhouette, grape vine frieze, raised mythological figures, and sinuous swan’s neck handle were likely inspired by the designs of Charles Percier and Pierre-François Fontaine, architects of Napoleon I.
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