Center of table forming jardinière out of silver... Lot 169

Center of table forming jardinière out of silver 950 thousandths of oval form with light contours posing on four feet in half ball. The base underlined of godrons and engraved of rosettes in reserves. The central plate decorated with a geometrical frieze and a garland of laurel twists connecting four fluted feet with scroll and attachment in the form of acanthus, finished by a ram's head. The openwork planter of oval shape with ogival motifs. The lining with two rings in silver plated metal as well as the bottom lining the base. BOINTABURET, hallmark : Henry & Frères Circa 1906-1936 Height : 20 cm Length base: 42.5 cm Width: 32 cm Length of the top: 22 cm Gross weight without the lining: 6.135 kg Minerve mark and goldsmith's mark on the body and the jardinière Metal hallmark on the lining and the bottom lining the base N°59085/25 on the jardinière N°60054/26 on the bottom Scratches from use. Slight shocks on the lining. The tray of the mobile central part: traces of rust on the nuts fixing the feet. System fastening system fixing the central tray is loosened The house Boin-Taburet, comes from the association around 1880 of the jeweler Emile Taburet with his son-in-law, Georges Boin. Together, they created the house Boin-Taburet and took part in the Universal Exhibitions of Paris in 1878 and 1889. Emile Taburet and Georges Boin worked together until 1900 when Georges Boin joined forces with the goldsmith Henry, under the company name "Boin et Henry orfèvres". In 1906, at the International Exhibition in Milan, the company appeared under the name "Henry Frères et Cie". In 1936, it became "Henry et Fils". Expert : E&S Portier