Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot
A French Silver-Gilt Ewer and Basin
Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot
A French Silver-Gilt Ewer and Basin
Paris, 1798-1809
By Jean-Baptiste-Clause Odiot
Height of the ewer: 38 cm. (15 in.); Basin diameter: 33 cm. (13 in.)
2539 gr. (89.55 oz.) (2)
The ewer on a pedestal decorated with lanceolate leaves on an stippled background, the border with palmettes, the urn-shaped body decorated in its lower part with lanceolate leaves between a motif of stylized florets and above a headband decorated with griffins wings and masks of Mercury in relief on a stippled background, the handle in the shape of the bust of a winged woman, the circular basin with the same decoration resting on a pedestal lined with palmettes.
The House of Odiot was founded in 1690 by Jean-Baptiste Gaspard Odiot. The House rose to prominence under the extremely talented Jean-Baptiste Claude, Jean Baptiste Gaspard’s grandson. He received many prestigious orders from the Emperor, including Napoleon’s coronation sword and sceptre and the Emperor’s campaign dinner service. Odiot was particularly influenced by the antique style and created lavish displays in silver-gilt. Odiot’s reputation spread beyond the Empire to all the courts of Europe.
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