Beautiful Antique Silver & Crystal ‘Drageoir’ By A MIGNEROT ~Sold~
$0
SOLD
H: 9.6" W: 4.3 / L 6.9" D: 4.2"
Weight: 21.1 oz
Silver weight: 15.65
A Beautiful Antique French Silver and Crystal ‘Drageoir’ by ‘Maitre Orfèvre’ Ambroise MIGNEROT
In France we call them ‘Drageoir’ or ‘Confiturier’, but the only official name is a ‘Confiturier’ (Hence a Jam container), and we can confirm that originally they were only thought of, and used, as Ceremonial Sugar Bowls.
The body of this gorgeous Drageoir is Baluster shaped (or Medicis Vase Shaped) with four Figural ‘Tableaux’ representing Two Swans feasting on Half opened Pomegrenates.
The Swans have outstretched wings and rest on a pedestal decorated with finely carved palm fronds and two rosettes.
The details of the wings are absolutely exquisite! Each of the Swans is marked by the Haed of a Greek women Hallmark used between the years 1797 & 1798.
Each register is separated from the next by a two olive branches.
The upper register of the ‘Drageoir’ is beautifully lined with a geometric fringe while the upper border shows a silver pearl border.
The lower fringe of the piece shows geometric designs widely used by Mignerot and by Garreau after him during the Empire Era.
The pedestal is square resting on four round pearls of silver and decorated with stylized palmettos, with the lowest register shows delicately carved leaves.
The round central part of the pedestal is decorated by a floral wreath.
The ‘Frétel’ (or finial) is quite rare but widely used by Mignerot, it shows a tiny Palm tree the palm fronds nicely etched.
The bowl insert is white crystal it is original, and in perfect shape, no dents or marks.
The piece is absolutely lovely!
A wonderful detail for the collectors: The piece is marked with what is known as a ‘Head of Greek Women’ with the letter P on the left hand side…
This is a hallmark that was used during the Revolution between 1793 and 1794 in Paris, which would mean that Ambroise Mignerot would have designed the piece earlier and then re introduced it in 1809.
The Hallmark is ‘2ieme Coq’ -1st title (950/1000) – 1809 -1819- Paris +
The Makers Mark is that of Ambroise MIGNEROT.
Ambroise MIGNEROT’s Makers Mark shows an A and an M with a ‘nacelle’ topping the letters and a dot underneath them. His mark was created in 1800 and canceled (biffe) in 1818. His offices were first located 2 rue Jean Robert, then 62 Rue du Temple. Ambroise MIGNEROT took under his wing a young Denis Garreau that would later inherit his offices.
PAYMENT:
Accepted Modes of Payment:
Credit Cards via Square, Checks, Bank Account Transfers.
Wire transfers will incur an additional charge for their processing by the banking system and are only recommend for International transactions.
Should you have an account in Europe you may send your payment to our European Account-In which case we will give you the price equivalence in Euro. Please inquire first in that case.
In order to buy an item please click on the ‘Inquire About this Item’ Button. We will get back to you with all the tailored information for your purchase, including if you need it the shipping cost.
TERMS:
Sales Tax:
The sales tax is included in the selling price for US or France deliveries.
Other destinations please inquire with us.
Shipping:
Antiques will incur the actual shipping costs, noted for each article plus insurance as also noted.
Count on us to pack your purchase with the utmost care.
Shipping is at actual cost.
Returns:
We understand everyone’s right to a change of heart.
We guarantee the authenticity of all of our items, hence we will allow returns.
However the returns should be done no later then 3 Days after original reception of the article and will require the safe return of the item in the exact condition received.
Should the return be caused by a mistake on our part, all shipping fees will be refunded.
In other cases, the customer will be responsible for shipping charges, and insurance.
The item must be returned with the original carrier and in its original packaging, in a traceable manner.
Items with Ivory:
Please note all items sold with Ivory are in observance of the “CITES” Washington Agreement of 1973. Hence they were created more then 50 years ago.
A special note:
Unless ortherwise cited, all our items are antiques. The ‘all’ beauty of antiques is their age and their sense of coming from another time.
Therefore, SilverArtbyD&R presents to you pieces that come with a life and possibly visible indications of the sumptuous occasions under chandeliers and candlelight.
Remember this is of the past …and not the new …and the scars of the past only add to the character.
