Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot
A French silver gilt oval tray
Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot
A French silver gilt oval tray
Paris, 1798-1809
Maker's mark of Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
55cm wide, 4193gr
Raised on foliate chased paw supports below the openwork rim of griffins flanking urns interrupted by Mercury masks, classical leaf borders, the base later engraved with flowers in Russian taste, the base also with 1809-19 Paris control marks and Russian control marks.
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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