Of boat shape with undulating rim, supported on four leafy branch buttress supports terminating at upper rim in flower buds and blossoms, the openwork body similarly cast with scrolling flower and foliage, removable silver liner with vine-wrapped branch rim and engraved in center with Egyptian heraldry, marked on underside of bowl and liner and with French export mark for 1840-1878
26¹⁄₂ in. (67.4 cm.) long
391 oz. (12,160 gr.)

Isma'il Pasha (1830-1895) Khédive of Egypt and conqueror of Sudan (1863-1879).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 19 May 1998, lot 45.

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Lot Essay

In 1869, the Khédive Ismail spent vast amounts of money on building and decorating various palaces to host the thousands of guests and particularly the Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoléon III, whom he invited to celebrate the opening of the Suez canal.

The present jardinière is reputed to have been part of the items ordered by the Khédive Ismail from Charles-Nicholas Odiot to decorate one of his palaces for this occasion.