CARDEILHAC SILVERSMITH - ANTIQUE SET OF THE 4 PIECES TEA COFFEE IN STERLING SILVER (MARK MINERVE 1ST TITEL) AND ITS SILVERPLATED TRAY - 19TH CENTURY - FRENCH
ABOUT 3011 GRAMMES
HEIGHT OF THE COFFEEPOT : ABOUT 26 CM
HEIGHT OF THE TEAPOT : ABOUT 20,5 CM
HEIGHT OF THE CREAM JUG : ABOUT 14 CM
DIMENSIONS OF THE SUGAR BOWL : ABOUT  15 x 12 x 11 CM TILL THE  TOP
SILVERPLATED TRAY / ABOUT 70 X 45,5 CM
Cardeilhac, one of the most prestigious 19TH century silversmiths loved using his craftmanship in the Regence style. This 4 pieces supplemented with its tray is a perfect example. Perfect proportions for this set with cut-off bands, mattered ornament, decor of pelmets, gadrooned rims, cartouches. Outstanding work of sculpture which could us say that Cardeilhac was the king of the cartouche , in the image of the tray of which finely background chiselled lines make us think of the mirrors-sun of Louis XIV.
 (House) Cardeilhac (1804-1951) Established in 1804 by Antoine-Vital Cardeilhac and specialized in cutlery and crockery, the house is lead from 1851 till 1904 by his son Armand-Edouard Cardeilhac. From 1885, his son, Ernest Cardeilhac ( 1851-1904 ) after having been apprenticed at the silversmith Harleux, takes the management. It is with him that begins the realization of pieces in gold or in silver. He organizes his workshops with the aim of this manufacturing and acquires the collection of the house Lebon. Assisted by three artists: the draftsman Lucien Bonvallet, the sculptor Aiguier and the ciseleur Viat, he presents his first works in 1889 to the World Fair and obtains a silver medal. In the World Fair of 1900, he obtains a big success with pieces executed according to Lucien Bonvallet's drawings, where the ornamentation of vegetable and sober inspiration is animated by the association in the metal of materials such as the wood, the ivory and the patina. In 1904, his 2 sons, Jacques and Pierre succeed him. The company is bought by the House Christofle in 1951.