A FRENCH SILVER TWO-HANDLED TEA TRAY, MARTIN-GUILLAUME BIENNAIS, PARIS, 1809-19 |

shaped rectangular with anthemion rim, the centre engraved with the Bourbon-Parma coat-of-arms, the underside numbered 17 and engraved XX

Good clear marks to rear. Nice heavy gauge. A few nicks and bruises to the rim but generally in good order.
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The engraved arms are those of Maria-Luisa, Empress of France, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847). A further group from the same service was sold Noblesse Oblige, Sotheby's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 118