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RICHARD REDDING ANTIQUES |
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RICHARD REDDING ANTIQUES |
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: A very fine Louis XVI style silver centrepiece by Harleux à Paris of oval form with shaped rim, the two tiered scrolled handles at either end entwined with foliate festoons of roses and other flowers, the elongated sides centred by an applied ribbon-tied musical trophy above a floral and foliate wreath, with bands of floral and ribbon-tied decoration, supported on four ribbon-banded and foliate capped scrolled feet Paris, date circa 1880 Fully hallmarked. Length 48 cm, width 26 cm, height 16 cm. This fine centrepiece is typical of much late nineteenth century Paris silver in that its design looks back to the classical style of the Louis XVI period. Harleux also made silver in the Renaissance style such as a pair of sugar tongs decorated with grotesque heads and ornamented with strap-work decoration. The firm is recorded as having used the services of Joseph-François Joindy (1832-1906), who also worked for Christofle, Falize and modelled silver mounts for Gallé vases. It is probable that Harleux à Paris began with, or at least dates back to Jean-Baptiste Harleux, who registered a mark in 1820. |