A pair of 19th century French silver dishes Shaped as an open flower bloom with eight petals Foliage and flowers open-work rim Bordered with a ribbon and egg-and-dart friezes On stepped pedestal base Each piece bears the French Minerve 1st stand silver mark (.950); the maker's mark Ascanio with initials "RB" for silversmith Madame Régina Benvenisti, active in 1893, rue Martel, Paris. Diameter 23.2 cm Height 4.2 cm Total weight 746.5 grams