ROUND COVERED LEGUMIER with handles in 950 Millièmes silver - Lot 12

ROUND COVERED LEGUMIER with handles in 950 Millièmes silver by Henri AUGUSTE from the Empire Period, decorated with a pearl molding. The two snakes on a leafy terrace at the top of the lid. Handles with gadroons and palmette attachments Marked Paris 1797-1809 P. 1226 g H. 13 cm D. 22.5 cm BE (scratches from use, small deformation on the edge of the lid) Henri AUGUSTE, goldsmith in Paris from 1797, was the only son of Crown goldsmith Robert-Joseph Auguste (1723-1805), whose workshop he took over in 1784-1785. He continued as Louis XVI's silversmith from 1784, before becoming silversmith to Emperor Napoleon and the City of Paris. He was one of the main creators of the Empire style, rivaling Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot and Martin-Guillaume Biennais.