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antique French silver, Antiques, Flea Market, French Antiques, French curiosities, French silver, Nacional de Arte Antiga, Thomas Germain
I don’t collect a lot of silver but what catches my eye tends to be Rococo…
Baroque…with swirls and flowers and bows….
a little goes a long way….
A flea market find and piece of Christofle wedding silver above….
Though this is a modern piece by Michael Aram, its inherent
naturalism faintly echoes the work of 18th century French artists,
ebonists, and silversmiths…silver posy topped shell box….
Silvery pewter hunt cups…
stag, rabbit, horse….
Vintage French soup ladle…an earlier find
with my first purchase from our very own
Melanie at Le Petite Cabinet de Curiosité
….her store here
I think it was the little angel head that did it….
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And from my large cache of old favorite House and Garden‘s
and saved images… Rococo style silver fit for a King….
Silver tureen… boy with falcon c. 1757
F.T. Germain
From the Portuguese royal silver collection at the Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon…
Over the period of 50 years Thomas Germain, royal sculpture and goldsmith, who had his
apartments and workshop in the Louvre, and later his son François-Thomas, produced an
estimated 3000 pieces of gold and silverware for the sovereigns and nobility of Portugal.
King João V of Portugal (1706-1759) rich from gold and diamond deposits in the mines of
Brazil, placed the initial order in 1724. Supplemented by the work of other French silver-
smiths of the period (Auguste, Ballin, Cousinet, Durand, Joubert, and Lenhendrick), and
housed either in the Museu Nacionalde Arte Antiga or kept in the royal palace of Ajuda,
it is considered the finest single collection of 18th century French silver in existence.
American Indian salt cellar fiqurine
to commemorate Portuguese discoveries in the New World
F.T. Germain
One of several silver covered dishes made for the royal collection
F.T. Germain
c. 1757
Chinoiserie Sterling hot water kettle
c. 1756
J.T. Germain
French Sterling hot water kettle
c. 1819-1838
by Odiot
From my files…sold at auction recently
c. 1757-1759
Edme-Pierre Balzac
Balzac’s tureens are notable for their highly sculptural finials; in this case,
a stag is being pulled down by three hounds—perhaps an allusion to the
type of stew the tureen might contain.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail of huge silver centerpiece celebrating the hunt…
begun by Thomas Germain in 1730 and completed by his son
Unless otherwise noted…
House and Garden Nov. 1986
Leonor D’Orey and Michael Teague
Photography Oberto Gili
From my own collection…
Antique Bourbon rose Madame Issac Perrier…
19th century French Silver teapot
from Antique French Garden post here
ahhh, this post hits me where I live! lovely, as always. your personal pieces are treasures! thank you so much for the beauty you give us, Trish!
Lovely post… you are such a Romantic 🙂
oh – that silver tureen is breathtaking!
so many beautiful pieces of silver … it makes me go “ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh”
Beautiful, works of art in silver, the pieces I have tend to be intricate as well!
Karena
Art by Karena
Trish,
I don’t collect silver neither, but as you I have a few pieces of silver like a 19th century coffee pot and some beautiful old spoons but I have a beautiful set of new Christoffle knifes,forks and spoons! And I use them a lot!
xx
Greet
Incredible details on these pieces. The pictures are beautiful, I can only imagine seeing them in person. Thank you for sharing
Those hunt cups with the animal heads are PRICELESS. I love them and I know french-kissed is going to have a fit over them too…
xoxo Bardot in Blue
Beautiful images as always Trish, I love the blue embroidered silk used in the first photos.
Hi Sharon. That’s from the Silk Trading Co here. “Whistler Blue” color.
There is nothing more beautiful than roses with silver – and French silver is exquisite.
Thank you again for a lift!
Well we would be great shopping pals since you are not that “in” to silver ~ we could just agree ahead of time that I get it all and oh how I would love to have each and every one of these lovely pieces! I also love how beautifully you styled the shots of your own pieces. Eye candy for the silver lover’s soul. ~jermaine~
Well, when you are missing the mutton knife and fork AND the chinoiserie hot water kettle…..they will be at my house! 😉
Hi Trish,
Love all the silver you have shown today ~ adore the last photo with your pretty Madame Issac Perrier rose and the beautiful silver teapot.
Happy week
Hugs
Carolyn
I’m so happy you finally received them and you love them ….merci to you for being here and your pics are fabulous …much better than mine
Found your site this morning via café cartolina – a lovely place to be. Bravo!
Oh, how divine. I love silver, can’t get enough of it. I may like it more than jewelry. Your rose is exquisite.
Thank you for sharing all this beauty.
Love those animal hunt cups, but the salt cellar figurine is so over the fantastic!
melanie’s silverware is to die for. gorgeous. you are lucky.
Simply put: gorgeous…I just love your blog. I cannot say it enough 🙂
It brings me a slice of beautiful eye candy, and so I look forward to new posts…
xo,
Sarah
This silver is so beautiful…especially the Rococo patterned cutlery, xv.
Trish, what a post! And all your own silver – to die for! Not to mention your images. You are soooo talented girlfriend – on so many levels. Always waving the flag for you. Much fondness, Monika
Trish, so happy I saw this post in time. Was thinking of getting rid of a lot of my old silver which I have collected over time, till I saw that beautiful rose in there!! I have used all my pieces in wedding centerpieces and for other table scapes, all tarnished and what not, and all the old patina just looks gorgeous with flowers especially old fashioned roses. Thanks for saving me from one of my clutter obsessed moments!!!Nella