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The inscription reads: "Boulevard de Strasbourg 1853 M.M. ARDOIN A MONSIEUR CHAIX D'EST-ANGE"
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MAKER'S MARK OF CHARLES-NICOLAS ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1853
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A FRENCH SILVER-GILT CENTERPIECE
Maker's mark of Charles-Nicolas Odiot, Paris, circa 1853
Shaped oval, the undulating stand with scrolls on rim and applied with openwork trailing vine enclosing a rocaille cartouche on each side engraved with presentation inscription, the bowl supported by four fully-modelled putti holding a floral swag, with pierced sides and applied on rim with similar vintage, marked under and on base, and rim
The stand 22in. (55.7cm.) long; 279oz. 10dwt. (8699gr.)
Maker's mark of Charles-Nicolas Odiot, Paris, circa 1853
Shaped oval, the undulating stand with scrolls on rim and applied with openwork trailing vine enclosing a rocaille cartouche on each side engraved with presentation inscription, the bowl supported by four fully-modelled putti holding a floral swag, with pierced sides and applied on rim with similar vintage, marked under and on base, and rim
The stand 22in. (55.7cm.) long; 279oz. 10dwt. (8699gr.)