ODIOT Small vermeil box of oval shape with contours... Lot 214

ODIOT Small vermeil box of oval shape with contours and ribs, the circumference with four reserves with flowery scrolls, on an amati background. Hinged lid decorated with a cartouche, decorated with a quiver and a crossed torch held by a knot of ribbons and foliage on an amati background Marked : Minerve, First Title Master-smith : Maison ODIOT in all letters, master mark PR Cie, number 31 60, period 1894-1906 L. 5,9 cm - Weight : 47 g ML Good condition In 1894, Gustave Odiot remains the only goldsmith of the name Odiot. On March 31, 1894, he formed a general partnership for twelve years with Emile Prévaut, former representative of the Odiot company, and Paul Edouard Récipon, sculptor and designer. In 1905, when its term expired, the company was dissolved. Gustave Odiot liquidated it and transformed it into a limited company. Bibliography: Jean-Marie Pinçon and Olivier Gaube du Gers, "Odiot l'orfèvre", three centuries of history, art and creation, Sous le vent edition, Paris, 1990