Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: J. Paul Getty as a Silver Collector and the Formation of the Museum’s French Silver Collection
Note to the Reader I: Stamps and Marks
Note to the Reader II: Historic Units of Measure and Currency
Catalogue
1. Water Fountain (Fontaine), transformed from a Water Flagon (Buire), with Technical Summary by Jessica Chasen
2. Lidded Bowl (Écuelle couverte)
3. Pair of Tureens, Liners, and Stands (Paire de terrines, doublures et plateaux)
4. Pair of Decorative Bronzes: Sugar Casters in the Form of Cane Field Laborers (Sucriers à poudre en forme d’ouvriers des champs de canne)
5. Two Sugar Casters (Deux sucriers à poudre)
6. Pair of Lidded Tureens, Liners, and Stands (Paire de pots à oille couverts, doublures et plateaux)
7. Tray for Lidded Beakers (Gantière pour gobelets couverts)
8. La Machine d’Argent, or Centerpiece for a Table (Surtout de table)
9. Sauceboat on Stand (Saucière sur support)
10. Two Girandoles (Deux girandoles)
Maker Biographies
Appendix: Silver Alloy Analysis by X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Bibliography
About the Authors