SET OF EIGHT SECOND HALF 19th CENTURY CARAFES, circa 1870-1880 In engraved crystal, the body engraved with a monogram PM (for Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife Marie Louise, née Princess Von Hohenzollern-Sigmarinen) surmounted by a royal crown. H.:29 cm (11 ½ in.) l.:11 cm (11 ¼ in.) Provenance: Philippe (1837-1905), Count of Flanders, and his wife, Marie Louise (1845-1912), née Princess Von Hohenzollern Sigmarinen ; By descent until Sotheby's Amsterdam sale, Princess Lilian de Belgique at Château d'Argenteuil, September 22-23, 2003, lot 98 (part of lot); Acquired by the current owner; Private collection, Paris. A set of eight engraved crystal armorial carafes, second half of the 19th century, circa 1870-1880

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