Silver table service, Italy, 20th century Weight kg 9,580 composed of 20 objects: an oval fish bowl (26x59 cm), two oval trays (20x31-26x33 cm), an oval stand on four feet (24x34 cm), twelve plates of different sizes (diam. 20 to 32 cm), an oval cheese plate with saucer and a round sugar bowl with saucer.

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