Vegetable Dish, Tureen And Its Silver-plated Metal Tray By Silversmith Ravinet-d'enfert, 19th Century

Large vegetable dish, which can also be used as a tureen and serving platter, decorated with ribboned knots and stylized leaves.

Late 19th/early 20th century.
Very good condition. Minor scratches from use.
Platter: 30.5 cm in diameter, 2.5 cm thick.
Vegetable dish: 21.5 cm in diameter, 29 cm long, 15 cm high.

Silversmith: Ravinet d'Enfert, the company founded in 1845 by E. Tonnelier and acquired in 1882 by Louis Ravinet (1854-1925). In 1891, Charles d'Enfert (1865-1960) partnered with Louis Ravinet, and the company adopted the name Ravinet d'Enfert. In 1923, Louis Ravinet and Charles d'Enfert entrusted the management of the company to their sons, André Ravinet (1889-1971) and Jacques d'Enfert (1900-1982), by establishing a limited liability company. The Ravinet-d'Enfert company exhibited regularly and received numerous awards: a gold medal at the Lyon Exhibition in 1894 and at the Brussels World's Fair in 1897. It also participated in the major exhibitions of 1900, 1925, and 1937.