Description
Christofle, France. Cut-crystal caster with silver-plate lid and cut-crystal sauce cruet with silver lid. Each with incised crest of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil, along the body of the vessel. The caster, with the Christofle scale silversmith's hallmark along the outer lid. The cruet, with the Christofle bee silversmith's hallmark along the outer lid and French Minerva with clipped corners hallmark along the interior lid. The sauce cruet with a celluloid spoon.
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.
(Caster) Height: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 2 in. (Jar) Height: 4 1/2 in x diameter: 2 in.
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.
(Caster) Height: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 2 in. (Jar) Height: 4 1/2 in x diameter: 2 in.
Condition
Along the mouth of the caster, there are several repaired breaks; further, there are fleabite to small sized chips along the rim of the caster. To the lid of the caster, there is a crack and small loss; the crack extends upwards approximately 1/2 inch. Verdigris patination along the interior of the caster lid. To the caster and the jar, there are scattered fleabite chips, primarily along the high points of the cut glass, noticeable upon close inspection. To the spoon, there are a few small chips.
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Christofle Cut Crystal Caster & Sauce Cruet
Estimate $100-$200
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