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