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Biennais, The Emperor of Silversmiths

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 01 August 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - 26 bis, allée Saint-François - 29600 Morlaix - Saint-Martin-des-Champs

Among the silver pieces presented on Monday, August 1, in Morlaix - Saint-Martin-des-Champs, at the Dupont & Associés OVV sale, the box containing a silver coffee pot and its milk jug by the renowned silversmith and goldsmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843) is certainly the highlight.

  Biennais, The Emperor of Silversmiths
 
Bearing his hallmark and presented in its original case (h. 35 and 23 cm/13.7 and 9.05 in), this set features engraved images of swans, shells and palmettes…
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Prestige Sale
Monday 01 August 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - Live
26 bis, allée Saint-François - 29600 Morlaix - Saint-Martin-des-Champs
Dupont & Associés
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