Important Silversmiths - A Risler & Carré
19th Century French Empire style silver gilt mounted green marble desk set, comprising an inkstand, a blotter, a paperclip and a letter box. The large and magnificent hexagonal inkstand rests on four paw feet and is set with two baluster-form covered ink pots, the central plinth applied with a swags and ram's heads and surmounted by a cast silver eagle, the blotter with swan and husk mounts, lyre-form paper clip decorated with swans and ram's heads, large rectangular letter box mounted with silver armorials and garlands centering a swan.
Hallmarked French silver (950), Paris, year 1880-90, Maker's mark for A. Risler & Carre'.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A2689
In 1897 André Risler and his partner Georges Carré opened their shop at the fashionable Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris. The company offered the finest silverware and exclusive jewelry. Almost instantly the brand gained a strong reputation amongst the Parisienne elite.
In just three years Risler & Carré asserted themselves brilliantly in the luxury market and won a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, with many others to come at following world exhibitions.
20th Century French Silver centerpiece bowl and stand, of shaped-circular form, the silver stand fitted with a mirrored plateau, the removable bowl pierced and chased with flowers and scroll leaves and fitted with a cut-glass bowl.
Hallmarked French export silver (950), Paris, year 1899-1910, Maker's mark for A. Risler & Carré.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A2795
One of the most memorable one was the exclusive participation in the Universal Exhibition in Saint Louis, USA in 1904. Only six of French silversmiths were honored to exhibit that time. This brought Risler & Carré worldwide fame.
The company crafted splendid items not only in the Louis XVI style but also in the more modern Art-Nouveau style. André Risler designed most of the pieces Risler & Carré produced. For his merits he was named a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 1906 at the age of 43. But unfortunately, the unexpected death of the master led to the closure of "Maison Risler et Carré" in 1912.