A FRENCH SILVER TUREEN, COVER AND LINER

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A FRENCH SILVER TUREEN, COVER AND LINER
MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1819
Cylindrical and on a circular base with four leaf and openwork scroll paw feet, the base applied with a gryphon and female mask frieze, the shoulder applied with a further frieze of animals and masks within trailing foliage, with two cast putto finials, the detachable cover with fruiting finial, the conforming liner engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base, on foot rim, inside cover, on cover bezel, under liner and on border of liner, the base and cover further stamped 'J.BTE.CDE ODIOT'
12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) wide over handles
139 oz. (4,324 gr.)
The arms are those of Branicki for General Count Francois-Xavier Branicki (1731-1819) who married Alexandra Vasil'evna Engelhardt (1754-1838) in 1781.

Countess Branicki (1754-1838) and then by descent
probably to Adam Branicki, who transferred most of the service to state ownership, circa 1920