Description
Christofle, France. Set of ten silver plate wine coasters featuring ornate, scalloped rims adorned with intricately chased floral and leaf patterns, circa 1844-1872. Each with incised crest of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil, along the center. Each stamped "Christofle" within a rectangular cartouche, numbered "6" within a square cartouche, and the Christofle scale silversmith's hallmark along the underside of the rim. Each further numbered individually along the underside.
Exhibited: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, 1966-1968.
Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Mustafa Fazil Pasha for the occasion of his daughter, Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil’s marriage to Ali Khalil Pasha. Family stories hold that the Princess Nazli sent this set of Christofle through the desert by camel to be used for a peace treaty dinner between the Ottomans and the Russians (likely the Treaty of San Stefano, 1878); Thence by descent.
Diameter, each: 6 1/4 in. Gross weight: 2,176.9 g.
Exhibited: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, 1966-1968.
Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Mustafa Fazil Pasha for the occasion of his daughter, Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil’s marriage to Ali Khalil Pasha. Family stories hold that the Princess Nazli sent this set of Christofle through the desert by camel to be used for a peace treaty dinner between the Ottomans and the Russians (likely the Treaty of San Stefano, 1878); Thence by descent.
Diameter, each: 6 1/4 in. Gross weight: 2,176.9 g.
Condition
There are no breaks or losses to the silver plate. Tarnishing throughout. There are regions of wear, rubbing, and losses to the copper-colored finish trim of the dishes; most dishes with trace amounts of copper-colored finish trim remaining. There are some light scratches to the surfaces, as expected with age and use. One dish with two small dents. Two dishes with residual label accretions along the underside.
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10 Royal Christofle Wine Coasters
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Nov 17, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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