STRASBOURG, 18th century Reunion of twelve pieces... Lot 745

STRASBOURG, 18th century Reunion of twelve pieces of vermeil cutlery, embossed with the coat of arms of a member of the Ribeyre family (Auvergne): - Four place settings and one spoon with the coat of arms of a member of the Ribeyre family (Auvergne). Strasbourg, 1768 - For seven place settings and a fork with the coat of arms of Claude de Chazerat (1729-1824) and his wife née Gilberte Rollet de Mirabel (1732-1805). Strasbourg, 1788-1789 For the twelve pieces of cutlery, Master-Smith: Imlin. Weight: 1,657 g BL Claude de Chazerat, comte de Lezoux, was the last intendant of Auvergne, an important province in Old Regime France. In 1750, he married Gilberte Rollet de Mirabel, who gave him the Château de Mirabel near Riom as a dowry. He built a townhouse in Clermont-Ferrand, famous for its oval courtyard punctuated with antique-style pilasters in Volvic stone, which now houses the Cultural Department of the Auvergne region.