A FRENCH SILVER-GILT CAVIAR-DISH, COVER AND STAND, MARK OF HENRI GAUTHIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1902, RETAILED BY CARTIER

A FRENCH SILVER-GILT CAVIAR-DISH, COVER AND STAND
MARK OF HENRI GAUTHIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1902, RETAILED BY CARTIER
Circular with foliage border and applied with two cartouches engraved with initials and an inscription, with two drop ring handles, the cover with putto finial, with fitted later plain glass liner, marked under dish and stand, on stem and near border, the cover apparently unmarked, further stamped underneath 'Cartier Paris'
the stand 8 in. (20.4 cm.) diam.
43 oz. (1,337 gr.)
The inscription reads 'A Charlotte Lanier Ses Amis Alfred Capus et Fernand Samuel 1901-1902.'

Provenance
Presented to the French singer, actress and comedienne Jeanne Granier (1852-1939) by the playwright Alfred Capus (1858-1922) and the director Fernand Samuel (1862-1914) following her leading role as Charlotte Lanier in Capus' play La Veine staged at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris.