Lot 102
  • 102

A French silver set of eight dining plates and twelve soup plates in the Empire style, Auguste Leroy, Paris, circa 1900

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • FROM THE SERVICE OF PRINCES MURAT
  • silver
  • Diam. 9 1/2  in., 311oz 4dwt
the border applied with a water-leaf border and applied with coat-of-arms below Prince coronet

Provenance

Prince Joachim Murat (1856-1932), Prince de Pontecorvo, then 5th Prince Murat. He married in 1884 Cécile Ney d'Elchingen (1857-1960), daugther of the 3rd Duke d'Elchingen and great-grand daughter of maréchal Ney.
Then by descent to Princess Laure de Beauvau-Craon.

Condition

Overall good condition, usual minor scratches due to use
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Catalogue Note

Prince Joachim Murat was the grandson of Joachim Murat, King of Naples and his wife Caroline Bonaparte. She was Emperor Napoléon I's sister. He was also Grand-Duke of Berg and Clèves and the Marshal of France under the reign of Napoleon.