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Robert Joseph Auguste

c. 1768 - c. 1769

Medium

silver (metal)

Dimensions

h 13.4cm × w 25.4cm × d 18.2cm × w 1091g

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

silver (metal)

Object Type

sauceboat

Production Place

Paris

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1960

Notes

See the provenance for BK-17021-A.

About Robert Joseph Auguste

1723–1805 • France

Auguste is considered one of the best silversmiths during the Louis XIV period. Much of the costly work he did for Louis XIV and Mme de Pompadour has been destroyed; he is best known today for his sophisticated, elegant, and austere table silver made for various royal patrons. In 1788 he was made supplier and manager of the Paris mint. His son Henry apparently took over his silver workshops ca. 1785.