Cafetera

François Thomas Germain French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 545

Fechada en 1757, esta cafetera de factura parisina es uno de los objetos de plata más originales y logrados del periodo. El dinámico diseño estriado en espiral crea una sensación de movimiento, y las hojas y bayas de café que decoran el pico y la tapa anuncian la función de la pieza. François-Thomas Germain, hijo del famoso platero Thomas Germain, fue uno de los orfebres más solicitados en el París de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, y su enorme taller produjo vajillas de plata para las cortes de Rusia, Francia y Portugal.

Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris

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Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain (French, Paris 1726–1791 Paris, master 1748), Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris

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