Lot Essay
The arms are those of the Marques do Louriçal.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SET OF TWENTY-FOUR LOUIS XVI SILVER DINNER PLATES
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A SET OF TWENTY-FOUR LOUIS XVI SILVER DINNER PLATES
MAKER'S MARK OF HENRI AUGUSTE, PARIS, 1787
Circular, with dentilated and molded rims, the borders engraved with a coat-of-arms with the Order of the Knights of Malta below, surmounted by a coronet and enclosed by laurel sprays, marked on reverses; with the charge and export discharge of Henri Clavel--10in. (25.9cm.) diameter
(552oz., 17170gr.) (24)
MAKER'S MARK OF HENRI AUGUSTE, PARIS, 1787
Circular, with dentilated and molded rims, the borders engraved with a coat-of-arms with the Order of the Knights of Malta below, surmounted by a coronet and enclosed by laurel sprays, marked on reverses; with the charge and export discharge of Henri Clavel--10in. (25.9cm.) diameter
(552oz., 17170gr.) (24)