Joseph Mégemond

Silversmith (active 1863–1888)

A Parisian silversmith, Joseph Mégemond registered his maker's mark in 1863 and, until 1888, directed a silversmithing and silver-plating firm located in the passage des Petites-Écuries. His refined and prolific output comprised silver-plated tableware and ceremonial pieces in the Historicist taste then in vogue. The quality of his creations was repeatedly acclaimed: a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1878, a gold medal and prix d’honneur in 1880, and a gold medal and prix d’excellence in 1887. In 1888, the business was acquired by the silversmith Paul Canaux.