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1695 - Christofle, France. Silver plate footed compote with lid, circa 1844-1872. Featuring a putti finial along the lid and two youths along the base with armorial shields in between incised with the crest of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil and with gilt interior. Stamped "Christofle" in a rectangular cartouche, numbered "53" in square cartouches, and the Christofle scale silversmith's hallmark along the underside of the rim. Numbered 783168 along the underside of one foot. Exhibited: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, 1966-1968. Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Mustafa Fazil Pasha for the occasion of his daughter, Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil’s marriage to Ali Khalil Pasha. Family stories hold that the Princess Nazli sent this set of Christofle through the desert by camel to be used for a peace treaty dinner between the Ottomans and the Russians (likely the Treaty of San Stefano, 1878); Thence by descent. Height: 11 in x width: 6 3/4 in x depth: 6 in. Weight: 2,187.7 g.
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Christofle, France. Silver plate footed compote with lid, circa 1844-1872. Featuring a putti finial along the lid and two youths along the base with armorial shields in between incised with the crest of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil and with gilt interior. Stamped "Christofle" in a rectangular cartouche, numbered "53" in square cartouches, and the Christofle scale silversmith's hallmark along the underside of the rim. Numbered 783168 along the underside of one foot. Exhibited: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, 1966-1968. Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Mustafa Fazil Pasha for the occasion of his daughter, Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil’s marriage to Ali Khalil Pasha. Family stories hold that the Princess Nazli sent this set of Christofle through the desert by camel to be used for a peace treaty dinner between the Ottomans and the Russians (likely the Treaty of San Stefano, 1878); Thence by descent. Height: 11 in x width: 6 3/4 in x depth: 6 in. Weight: 2,187.7 g.
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