Chaumet Paris, a French Silver-Gilt Seahorse Mounted Rhodochrosite Cup
$13,800.00
- Chaumet Paris, A French Silver-Gilt Seahorse Mounted Rhodochrosite cup Circa 1980.
- An exceptional object A quadrangular cut cup in rhodochrosite and the handle made of a seahorse in silver and silver gilt naturally chiselled in the brutalist style.
- Signed Chaumet Paris.
- The House of Chaumet, founded in 1780, is a high-end jeweller based in Paris. Chaumet is a jewellery and watchmaking designer founded in 1780 by Marie-Étienne Nitot. Fourteen artisans ply their trade in the workshop on Place Vendôme under the direction of foreman Pascal Bourdariat. As of 2012, it was owned by LVMH.
- Measures: 7″ high x 5.5″ x 3″ deep.
- Excellent condition. No damages noted.
- Period: Late 20th Century
- Origin: France
- Style: Brutalist (In the Style Of)
- Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
- Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
- Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)
- Creator: Chaumet (Jeweler)
- Creation Year: C.1980
- Materials and Techniques: Sterling Silver
