Bidspirit auction | 4 Royal Christofle Silverplate Mounted

4 Royal Christofle Silverplate Mounted Glass - Christofle, France. Set of four cut glass oval dishes with silver plate footed bases, circa 1844-1872. Each glass bowl and stand with incised crest of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil. Each stand stamped with a ”Christofle” hallmark in a rectangular cartouche, numbered ”11” within square cartouches, and the Christofle scale silversmith's hallmark along the underside. Each further, individually numbered along the underside, including: 782511, 782517, 782513, and 782516. 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. (Trivets, each) Height: 3 in x width: 9 3/4 in x depth: 5 3/4 in. (Excluding glass bowls) Gross weight: 2278.4 g. Condition: To one of the trivets, there is a small loss along the tip of one of the foliate elements. No major dents or bends. Scattered areas of tarnishing and polishing accretions, primarily along recessed areas. Light scratches. Light wear to the feet. To the glass, there are no breaks or losses. Scattered fleabite chips along high points and the undersides. Light scratches along the undersides.