AFTER THE HILDESHEIM VASE, ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOFLE & CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

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A FRENCH SILVER ELECTROPLATED URN
AFTER THE HILDESHEIM VASE, ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOFLE & CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
The repoussé body cast in relief with foliate scrolls, griffins and trident putti, flanked by two leaf-clad handles, on a square red marble base
18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high; 16 ¼ in. (41 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

On 17 October 1868, a hoard of some 70 pieces of Roman silver dating from the first century AD was found at Hildesheim, Germany. The discovery of these treasures and the nineteenth century taste for historical design inspired numerous silver manufacturers, including the luxury firm Christofle, which in 1870 reproduced the Hildesheim vase along with other notable pieces from the treasure. Another example of this vase by Christofle is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (see Christofle, 150 Ans d'orfèvrerie, 1991, pp. 60-61).

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