BRUSSELS, LOUIS CRETTÉ MANUFACTURE. - Lot 103

Tableware and Silverware: Online Auction October 8–15,

2026

From October 8 to 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., Antenor Auction presents an online auction dedicated to tableware and silverware. The 277 lots include antique and modern silverware, porcelain from Tournai and Brussels, Delftware, Art Nouveau glassware, crystal from Val-Saint-Lambert, Baccarat, and Lalique, Saxon porcelain figurines, and table linens. Estimates range from a few dozen to several thousand euros.

Art Nouveau Comes to Your

Table This fall, part of the auction is dedicated to Art Nouveau. Glassware and decorative objects celebrate the nature-inspired lines and the art of living of the early 20th century.

A standout piece: Daum in Nancy, “Gui” model.

Around 1900–1901, Edmond Lachenal designed the botanical motif for this set, with the glassware crafted by Daum in Nancy. It consists of ten champagne flutes, ten wine glasses, and a hand-blown glass decanter, adorned with green stems and leaves, white berries in relief, and fine gold accents. The glasses bear Edmond Lachenal’s monogram, and the decanter is signed in full. Examples of this set are found in major public collections, notably at the Musée d’Orsay.

Estimate: 1,000–2,000 €

A selection of Art Nouveau objects

The sale also features:

1. a gilded bronze centerpiece in the style of Marcel Bing, with a green iridescent glass vessel (estimate: €150–200);
2. a brass and glass candy dish attributed to Hans Ofner, a student of Josef Hoffmann, exhibited at the Kunstschau in Vienna in 1908 (estimate: 150–200 €);
3. a copper and brass tray by Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, featuring an openwork geometric design (estimate: €400–800);
4. a candelabra by Albert Reimann (circa 1902), pieces by WMF, a sugar bowl by Aloïs Wörle, and an Alessi bowl based on a design by Josef Hoffmann.

Brussels-Tervueren porcelain: the Starhemberg service

Another highlight of the sale: a set of three 18th-century soft-paste porcelain plates from Brussels-Tervueren, attributed to the painter Lindemann. Their polychrome decoration combines a landscape within a green-and-gold cartouche, wine-colored checkerboard patterns, foliage, and bouquets of flowers. One of the plates bears a purple Cross of Lorraine on the reverse.

The set comes from the Starhemberg service. According to tradition, Empress Maria Theresa is said to have presented it to the Prince of Starhemberg, plenipotentiary minister to Charles of Lorraine from 1770 to 1783. The service is referenced by Jean Lemaire in *Faïence et porcelaine de Bruxelles* (2003), as well as by Claire Dumortier and Patrick Habets in *Bruxelles-Tervueren: The Workshops and Manufactories of Charles de Lorraine* (2007). Similar pieces were sold at Christie’s Paris on November 7, 2012, and at Sotheby’s Paris on April 9, 2008.

Diameter: 23.2 cm. Estimate: €3,000–5,000.

Belgian ceramics are also represented by a large collection of soft-paste porcelain from Tournai (featuring Louis XVI garland motifs, flowering laurel, ears of grain, and ring motifs). There are also two pieces from the First Consul’s “Bird” service, from the Brussels workshop of Louis Cretté (circa 1802–1803).

Silverware: antique silver and renowned

housesThe auction features a significant selection of silverware:

1. antique silverware: a 1781 Mons pitcher by silversmith Simon Peruez, 1783 Brussels cutlery, a pair of Louis XV-style silver candelabras (estimate: €2,000–4,000), serving dishes, teapots, chocolate pots, and salt shakers;
2. Gianmaria Buccellati: three “Furry” ducks in silver and silver wire (estimate: €3,000–5,000) and life-size chiseled sparrows;
3. Puiforcat: a silver tray and a pair of silver sauce boats;
4. Wolfers, Christofle, Tiffany & Co., and Christian Dior, as well as a nautilus-shaped champagne bucket by Giovanni Patrini;
5. Russian silverware: silver hunting goblets shaped like animal heads (cat, bear, elk, ram), made in Saint Petersburg around 1880.

Porcelain, earthenware, and figurines:

Ceramics enthusiasts will find 18th-century Delftware, porcelain from Frankenthal, Paris, and Limoges (Bernardaud, Puiforcat, the “Les Pivoines” service by La Porcelaine Hermès), as well as pieces by Villeroy & Boch and Royal Copenhagen. Also included are figurines from Saxony, Sitzendorf, Volkstedt, Potschappel, Samson, and Rosenthal (Hugo Meisel), as well as a gilded bronze “Angelots” candlestick by Arman.

Glassware and Crystal:

For the table, the sale features glassware sets from Val-Saint-Lambert (Nestor, Olivier, and Saumur models), Baccarat crystal, Lalique (“Dampierre” vase), Daum, and Bohemian crystal, as well as cut-crystal decanters.

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