Lot 317
Silver.- ?Percier (Charles, after) Twenty original studies of silverware, c. 1885 (20)
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Silver.- ?Percier (Charles, after) Twenty original studies of silverware, including chalices, teapots, ornate jugs, spoons, some possibly after the antique and early English silverware, pen and inks, watercolours, some in pencil, the majority on Whatman wove paper, some watermarked '1885', each approx. 395 x 255 mm. (15 1/2 x 10 in), mounted on thick card, some spotting and browning, handling creases, unframed in portfolio, inscribed in pencil 'De Percier' on the inside upper cover suggesting the works may be after designs by the French neoclassical architect and designer, circa 1885 (20)
Description
Silver.- ?Percier (Charles, after) Twenty original studies of silverware, including chalices, teapots, ornate jugs, spoons, some possibly after the antique and early English silverware, pen and inks, watercolours, some in pencil, the majority on Whatman wove paper, some watermarked '1885', each approx. 395 x 255 mm. (15 1/2 x 10 in), mounted on thick card, some spotting and browning, handling creases, unframed in portfolio, inscribed in pencil 'De Percier' on the inside upper cover suggesting the works may be after designs by the French neoclassical architect and designer, circa 1885 (20)
