A FRENCH SILVER AND SILVER-GILT DINNER- AND DESSERT-SERVICE
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A FRENCH SILVER AND SILVER-GILT DINNER- AND DESSERT-SERVICE

MARK OF PAUL CANAUX AND CIE., PARIS, CIRCA 1900

Closed24 May 2017

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A FRENCH SILVER AND SILVER-GILT DINNER- AND DESSERT-SERVICE
MARK OF PAUL CANAUX AND CIE., PARIS, CIRCA 1900
Each piece with reeded foliate borders, variously engraved with
coronet and sabre for the Maharaja of Baroda, the dinner-service
comprising:
A shaped-oval vegetable dish, cover and divided liner
An entrée-dish, cover and divided liner
A shaped oval meat-dish
A double-lipped sauceboat, stand and liner
4 butter-dishes, together with three small dishes
2 associated mustard pots and spoons
8 soup-plates, 3 dessert-plates, 4 side-plates
The silver-gilt dessert-service comprising:
A dessert-dish on stand, a footed-salver,
3 glass-coolers, 3 dessert-dishes
Together with: 14 table-forks, 12 table-knives,
11 dessert-forks (two silver-gilt), 9 dessert-spoons,
6 teaspoons, 6 coffee spoons, 4 jam spoons
The meat-dish, 19 ¾ in. (50.5 cm.) long
731 oz. 6 dwt. (22,963 gr.)

Sayaji Rao Gaekwar III, Maharaja of Baroda (1875-1939) until acquired by,
Shri Kirtilal Manilal Mehta (1907-1993) and by descent to,
Mrs. Charu Kishor Mehta (b. 1943).