Auction on
29 September 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
With this second sale, the success of the highly original silverware from Marcel Sztejnberg's collection continued unabated.
Gabriel Mestre (master silversmith admitted in 1762), Bordeaux, 1775-1776, pair of silver shells imitating scallops, standing on three shell-shaped feet, handles in the form of coral branches, l. 13.2 cm/5.2 in, diam. 10.5 cm/4.1 in, weight 212.9 g/7.5 oz. Result: €102,400
Gabriel Mestre (master silversmith admitted in 1762), Bordeaux, 1775-1776, pair of silver shells imitating scallops, standing on three shell-shaped feet, handles in the form of coral branches, l. 13.2 cm/5.2 in, diam. 10.5 cm/4.1 in, weight 212.9 g/7.5 oz. Result: €102,400
On February 4, 2021, the first sale consisting of 140 lots totted up €1,920,064 and garnered a preemption. The story now once more picked up the trail of fine silverware from the various areas in the huge Kingdom of France. This second auction, with nearly 170 items, made a total of €1,297,000, with yet another preemption. This was a wine cup from "Le Havre de Grâce" (between 1756 and 1768) which naturally went to the Normandy city's…
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