PARIS, CIRCA 1865, MAKER'S MARK PROBABLY OF ALEXANDRE LEROY, MOSTLY LACKING MAKER'S MARK
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A SET OF FORTY-EIGHT FRENCH SILVER-GILT DINNER-PLATES
Paris, circa 1865, maker's mark probably of Alexandre Leroy, mostly lacking maker's mark
Circular, each with moulded rim, engraved with coat-of-arms beneath Prince's crown, the reverse engraved with inventory numbers, marked on borders
25.3 cm. (10 in.) diam.
12,118 gr. (389 oz.) (48)
Paris, circa 1865, maker's mark probably of Alexandre Leroy, mostly lacking maker's mark
Circular, each with moulded rim, engraved with coat-of-arms beneath Prince's crown, the reverse engraved with inventory numbers, marked on borders
25.3 cm. (10 in.) diam.
12,118 gr. (389 oz.) (48)
Engraved
The coat-of-arms is that of the Princes Orloff, Russia, presumably for Prince Nicolaï Alexevitch, Cavalry General, Ambassador to Brussels, London, Paris and Berlin (1827-1885).