A FRENCH EMPIRE SILVER-GILT VEGETABLE-DISH, COVER AND STAND
MARK OF MARTIN-GUILLAUME BIENNAIS, PARIS, 1798-1809
Circular, the detachable cover with a pinecone and foliage calyx finial, the dish with anthemion border, the cover, dish and stand each engraved with an initial 'H' below a crown, marked under dish and stand, further marked near handles, on cover bezel and on handle, the cover stamped BIENNAIS, the dish and cover each engraved 'No 1'
the stand 10½ in. (26.8 cm.) diam.
67 oz. 3 dwt. (2,089 gr.) (2)
A FRENCH EMPIRE SILVER-GILT VEGETABLE-DISH, COVER AND STAND
MARK OF MARTIN-GUILLAUME BIENNAIS, PARIS, 1798-1809
Circular, the detachable cover with a pinecone and foliage calyx finial, the dish with anthemion border, the cover, dish and stand each engraved with an initial 'H' below a crown, marked under dish and stand, further marked near handles, on cover bezel and on handle, the cover stamped BIENNAIS, the dish and cover each engraved 'No 1'
the stand 10½ in. (26.8 cm.) diam.
67 oz. 3 dwt. (2,089 gr.) (2)
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