A Large French Silver Hen and Chicks Breakfast Set, Paris, Late 19th Century

comprising a realistically rendered hen and six chicks, the hen containing a removable liner and basket for six eggs, the lower half of each chick containing an egg cup, the upper half of each chick serving as a shaker for salt or pepper, all with gilt interiors, body of hen inscribed 19 RUE MONSIGNY ED MORGAN PARIS, together with four non-original decorative silver eggs, probably Chinese

112 oz 15 dwt

3506.9 g

height of hen 13 1/4 in.

33.7 cm