CARDEILHAC SILVERSMITH - ANTIQUE SERVICE 4 PIECES TEA COFFEE IN STERLING SILVER - MARK MINERVE - 1ST TITEL - ART NOUVEAU - PERIOD 1900 - FRENCH
WEIGHT : ABOUT 2140 GRAMMES
MISTLETOE DECOR
COFFEPOT'S HEIGHT : ABOUT 18,5 CM
TEAPOT'S HEIGHT : ABOUT 14,5 CM
SUGAR BOWL'S HEIGHT : ABOUT 12 CM
MILK JUG'S HEIGHT : 6,5 CM
(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.