Antique Silver Covered Urn — Repoussé Greek Key, Fruit & Foliage Motifs, 2.86 LBS

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Stunning Antique Silver Lidded Pot | French Swan Hallmark | Greek Key & Floral Repoussé | 1895–1930

A truly exquisite … Read more Stunning Antique Silver Lidded Pot | French Swan Hallmark | Greek Key & Floral Repoussé | 1895–1930

A truly exquisite antique silver covered pot of baluster form, richly decorated in repoussé with a detailed frieze featuring Greek key motifs, fruits, foliage, and elegant interlacing patterns. This stunning piece is both decorative and historically significant, bearing the French import hallmark “swan” on both the lid and the base—used from 1893 onward to denote imported silver of at least .800 fineness.

The pot stands gracefully on a round piedouche foot adorned with finely worked leaf motifs, complementing the intricate upper detailing. Based on its distinctive craftsmanship and stylistic elements, the piece is likely of Indian or Cambodian origin and was imported into France during the late 19th to early 20th century—estimated between 1895 and 1930.

A rare fusion of Neoclassical and Orientalist influences, this lidded vessel is ideal for collectors of fine antique silver, Asian export wares, or French-imported objets d'art.

Features & Details:

Material: Solid silver (.800 fineness or higher)

Hallmarks: French Swan hallmark (on lid and base)

Origin: Likely Indian or Cambodian (imported into France)

Style: Baluster form with repoussé decoration

Motifs: Greek key, fruit & foliage, interlaced patterns

Foot: Round piedouche with leaf detailing

Condition: Very good antique condition. The lid has two small dents or areas slightly out of shape, consistent with age and use. Minor surface wear present.

Dimensions:

Height: 12.5 inches (approx. 32 cm)

Diameter: 7 inches (approx. 18 cm)

Weight: 1.295 kg / 2.86 lbs

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A powerful decorative object of significant weight — 2.86 pounds of silver worked in the repoussé technique, with a continuous Greek key border at the shoulder, dense fruit and foliage swags across the body, and a domed lid crowned with a cast finial. The form is classical urn: generous proportions, twin handles, and a controlled authority that works equally on a library shelf, a console table, or as a mantelpiece centerpiece in a formal room.

Repoussé silverwork of this density was the preserve of skilled specialist workshops — the technique requires raising the design from behind through careful hammering, then chasing and refining from the front. Each motif here is crisp and fully resolved, indicating a piece made with genuine ambition.

At nearly three pounds, this urn has genuine presence. It is the kind of object that interior designers describe as the "anchor" of a tablescaping or shelving arrangement — the piece everything else is scaled against. See less