"Large Silver Hollow Dish Minerva Mofa Debain Paris Nineteenth Time 832g"
François Alphonse Debain, (active 1847-1864) large hollow circular dish with a scalloped edge in the Louis XV style, monogrammed "JM" it bears the Minerva hallmark and the hallmark of this excellent master goldsmith of the Second Empire, it was installed at 140 rue du Temple in Paris, hallmark stamped on January 15, 1847 and crossed out on May 27, 1864, in good used condition, minor wear and scratches from time, dimensions depth 3.5 cm diameter 30 cm weight 832 g