Mont Joye Biscuit Barrel With Christofle Silver Plated Mounts and Cover c1900

Description

Heading : A french glas and silver plate biscuit barrel
Date : c1900
Origin : Mont Joye. Saint Denis. Paris
Bowl Features : Acid cut green ground gilded with dahlias
Marks : Gallia metal marks for Christofle Manufacture de L’Alfenide . Saint Denis. Paris
Type : Enamelled cameo glass
Size : 13.5cms tall and 15cms handl to handle
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 545grams

Additional Information : The silver plated “Gallia metal” cover compliments the design upon the glass. The firm that specialised in this was Baudet of Paris and they were employed by both Mont Joye and to a lesser degree Baccarat. However in this case there are manufacturers marks in the silver plated rim for . Manufacture de L’Alfenide. better known as Christofle.

The marks are a cockerel within a shield and GALLIA METAL together with a goats head which was used to denote silver plate. The strong similarities between these marks and those of WMF is not a coincidence. WMF copied the Alfenide marks.