Boin-Taburet French 1st standard solid silver wine cooler of cylindrical shape mounted on a pedestal, with ring handles. Hallmarked for "BOINTABURET A PARIS" and with maker's mark for Georges Boin in a triangle and French Minerva head indicating high .950 silver purity. French late 19th century. 1538 grams.
Provenance: Collection of John William Fordham Johnson
Renowned French silversmith Boin-Taburet was established in 1873 by antique dealer and designer George Boin and jeweller and silversmith Emile Taburet. Boin-Taburet worked in 1st quality high purity 950 silver and became known for their opulant, elaborate designs in high relief with detailed chasing and decorative elements including nymphs and foliage. Credited for the revival of Louis XV style silver-work in Paris, the firm was awarded a gold medal at the Paris 1889 Exposition Universelle.
The firm's excellent quality and craftsmanship brought discerning clients as well as members of European royal families and nobility, including the French Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, Queen Victoria of England and King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Taburet and Boin worked together until 1900 when Georges Boin associated with the goldsmith Henry under the name "Boin and Henry Goldsmiths", then in 1906 "Henry Brothers and Co." and in 1936 "Henry and Son".
John William Fordham Johnson was a bookkeeper by training who rose to become a successful business man and member of Vancouver's elite. He worked first with the Bank of BC, then joined BC Sugar in 1900 where he rose to the position of president. From 1920 he was a director of several other companies before becoming the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1931-36.
Size: 7.40 h x 6.75 w x 7 d
C21490