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The pierced fruit basket supported by scrolling foliage, on a pierced rocaille base modeled with seated Bacchic putti, the central cartouche monogrammed 'CS' below a crown, the underside stamped 'CHRISTOFLE'
26 in. (66 cm.) high, 1512 in. (38 cm.) wide, 1212 in. (32.5 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

In 1863 Maximilien de Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico ordered 4,938 pieces of silverware including various epergne and centerpieces incorporating designs similar to that of the present lot, which is currently housed, in part, at the Museo Nacional de Historia, Mexico City (see The Second Empire, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978, pp.129-130). A related centerpiece was shown at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition and is illustrated in H. Bouilhet, Christofle, 150 ans d'orfèvrerie, Paris, 1981, p. 67.

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