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Salver

c. 1907
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designer

Carlo Bugatti

(Italian, 1856–1940)
maker

Adrien-Aurélien Hebrard

(French, 1866–1937)
Culture
France, Paris
Medium
Gilt silver and ivory
Measurements
Overall: 14.6 x 33 cm (5 3/4 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1991.46
Public Domain
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Location
223 20th Century Avant-Garde
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Carlo Bugatti's sons achieved illustrious careers of their own. Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) became a celebrated sculptor, and Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) manufactured luxurious automobiles and racing cars.

Description

This tea and coffee service, salver, and table, together with some now missing cups, were all designed by Carlo Bugatti as an ensemble and presented at the 1902 exposition devoted to decorative arts in Turin, Italy. The set was probably acquired from Bugatti's 1907 exhibition at the Galerie Hébrard in Paris by a wealthy South African widow, Anna Blake, who was living there at the time. Some of the animal and insect motifs suggest mythical beasts or the fossils of prehistoric animals. When Mrs. Blake returned to Cape Town, she took these and other pieces designed by Bugatti with her, and they remained in South Africa throughout her lifetime.
A gilt silver serving tray features six oval bowls and an ornate central handle. The bowls are arranged in a circular, petal-like pattern. Rising from the middle, the handle features arched ivory sections meeting at a sculpted metal bird head with a long ivory beak. Reflective gold surfaces contrast with creamy, textured ivory throughout the structure. Ridged metal motifs and scrollwork detail the joints where the handle and bowls meet.

Salver

c. 1907

Carlo Bugatti, Adrien-Aurélien Hebrard

(Italian, 1856–1940), (French, 1866–1937)
France, Paris

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