ODIOT, oval silver centerpiece, signed “Odiot à Paris,” bearing the...

ODIOT, oval silver centerpiece, signed “Odiot à Paris,” bearing the master’s mark and the Minerva 1st title hallmark, and numbered 9813. It rests on four legs decorated with ovals and topped with leaf-and-pearl-adorned clasps; the base, encircled by a large frieze of laurel leaves and crossed ribbons, echoes the decoration of the main body, which consists of a garland of ribboned laurel leaves and fruits, interrupted in the center of each side by a coat-of-arms panel framed by foliage and laurel wreaths, two side handles in scrollwork; the lining is silver-plated, bearing the Odiot hallmark “Doublé au 10”; height: 18 cm, length: 42 cm, width: 27 cm; total weight without the lining: 5,910 g. A comparable model in form and style, crafted by the Odiot company, was sold at the Me Boisgirard auction in Paris on July 17, 2020.