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Plate 1798 - 1809
Silver gilt | 2.0 x 21.0 x 21.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 48462
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Six silver-gilt plates, the rims cast with geometric lotus leaf and berry motif, the borders flat-chased with palmettes and husks.
Marks: Each struck with Paris, 1798-1809 and maker’s mark of Marie-Joseph-Gabriel Genu
Provenance
Genu came from a dynasty of goldsmiths. He first entered his hallmark in 1788 and originally worked from a workshop rented by his father, close to the rue Saint-Honore. Genu frequently worked with the 'tabletier' Biennais, supplying travelling cases fitted with silver and silver-gilt objects to careful specifications, using neoclassical decorative motifs. His work appeared in services supplied to Napoleon himself as well as members of the imperial family: Josephine Bonaparte, Pauline Borghese and Napoleon II, King of Rome.
Purchased by Queen Mary -
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Medium and techniques
Silver gilt
Measurements
2.0 x 21.0 x 21.0 cm (whole object)
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