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Lot n° 137.2
Estimation :
3000 - 6000
EUR
HUGO Pierre (1947-2023), silversmith - Lot 137
HUGO Pierre (1947-2023), silversmith
Rare menagère in 800°° vermeil with naturalistic decoration simulating tree bark. It includes :
- Six table spoons (length: 20 cm) (weight: 433 g) ;
- Six table forks (length: 20 cm) (weight: 376 g) ;
- Six table knives (filled handles, signed stainless steel blades; length: 24 cm) (gross weight: 921 g) ;
- Six fish forks (length: 18 cm) (weight: 223 g) ;
- Six fish knives (length: 19 cm) (weight: 255 g) ;
- Six dessert spoons (length: 17.5 cm) (weight: 295 g) ;
- Six dessert forks (length: 17.5 cm) (weight: 305 g) ;
- Six dessert knives (filled handles, signed stainless steel blades; length: 19.5 cm) (gross weight: 655 g) ;
- Six coffee spoons (length: 13.4 cm) (weight: 114 g) ;
- Five ice-cream spoons (length: 16.5 cm) (weight: 204 g).
Crab (used until 1984) and master goldsmith hallmarks, except for one dessert spoon.
(slight wear marks).
Total gross weight: 3781 g
Note: A great-grandson of Victor Hugo and a graduate of the École Boulle, Pierre Hugo occupies a singular place in contemporary French decorative arts. His goldsmith's work is distinguished by a formal vocabulary inspired by nature, where branches, bark and plant forms are transposed into precious metal with remarkable technical virtuosity. Produced in vermeil, this set testifies to the artist's constant desire to blur the boundary between utility object and sculpture.
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