A FRENCH SILVER TRAY, STAMP OF PIAULT-LINZELER, PARIS, CIRCA 1890

A FRENCH SILVER TRAY
STAMP OF PIAULT-LINZELER, PARIS, CIRCA 1890
Oblong with two lion's mask and foliage handles, the border etched with a band of berried laurel branches, the centre with large scrolling foliage and stylised griffin framing a vacant cartouche, marked on rim and stamped underneath, further marked with later tax marks
32 ¼ in. (82 cm.) wide
160 oz. 3 dwt. (4,982 gr.)

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