Charles Nicolas Odiot
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Charles-Nicolas Odiot was the outstanding French
silversmith
of his generation; the son of Napoleon's silversmith, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
, he inherited the direction of the extensive family workshops in 1827, as techniques of factory production were extended in the trade. He excelled in the revived Rococo
style, and became the purveyor by appointment to Louis-Philippe of France
and to other members of the family of Orléans.
He was succeeded in turn by his son Gustave, who received the most ambitious command ever to be accepted by the House of Odiot: 3,000 pieces of solid gold flatware for Saïd Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt. He later became the purveyor by appointment to the court of the Tsar
. Gustave was also the last member of the Odiot family to preside over the company, which continues in business today.
revival of the Rococo.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
silversmith
Silversmith
A silversmith is a craftsperson who makes objects from silver or gold. The terms 'silversmith' and 'goldsmith' are not synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product varies greatly as does the scale of objects created.Silversmithing is the...
of his generation; the son of Napoleon's silversmith, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot was a French silversmith working in a neoclassical style.-Business:Maison Odiot, in English "House of Odiot", was established in 1690, during the reign of Louis XV by Jean-Baptiste Gaspard Odiot, considered a fine silversmith.Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte gave Jean-Baptiste...
, he inherited the direction of the extensive family workshops in 1827, as techniques of factory production were extended in the trade. He excelled in the revived Rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
style, and became the purveyor by appointment to Louis-Philippe of France
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
and to other members of the family of Orléans.
He was succeeded in turn by his son Gustave, who received the most ambitious command ever to be accepted by the House of Odiot: 3,000 pieces of solid gold flatware for Saïd Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt. He later became the purveyor by appointment to the court of the Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
. Gustave was also the last member of the Odiot family to preside over the company, which continues in business today.
The Odiot Demidov service
The silver service commissioned from the Maison Odiot by Prince Paul Demidovf in 1831 is an excellent example of the RomanticRomanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
revival of the Rococo.