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THE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVICH SERVICE A magnificent French Empire silver-gilt dinner-service Marks of Martin-Guillaume-Biennais and Jean-Charles Cahier, Paris, 1809-1819 Comprising, A large two-handled soup-tureen, cover, liner and stand, the stand on six twin lion's paw and foliage feet, the vase-shaped tureen with two acanthus, anthemion and demi-Bacchante bracket handles, with plain two-handled liner and detachable domed cover with Bacchus, leopard and Bacchante finial, the stand, body and cover each applied twice with crown monogram, one on stand lacking, the stand applied with putti, scaly dolphins and bulls' masks, the body with a band of winged demi-male figures hung with garlands between, mark of Cahier, marked on stand, stem, calyx, bowl, liner, cover and finial , 20¾in. (53cm.) wide, 426oz. (13,247gr.) A pair of plain circular soup-tureens each on spreading circular foot, with anthemion borders, the sides applied with two winged putti handles, one with trumpet, the detachable domed cover with bud finial and acanthus calyx, the bodies and covers each engraved twice with monogram and crown, mark of Biennais, marked in bases only, the covers unmarked, possibly later replacements 14½in. (36.5cm.) long, 202oz. (6,286gr.) An oval soup-tureen and cover on spreading foot, the two bracket handles with rosette terminals, the detachable domed cover with acanthus bud finial, the body and cover applied with monogram and crown, mark of Biennais, marked on body, cover and handles, the finial unmarked , 18in. (46cm.) long, 105oz. (3,284gr.) A small oval soup-tureen and cover, on spreading foot, the two bracket handles with fluted terminals, the detachable domed cover with acanthus bud finial, the body engraved twice with a monogram with crown above, the cover similarly applied twice, mark of Cahier, marked on body, cover and calyx, the finial unmarked , 12½in. (31.8cm.) long, 54oz. (1,700gr.) A pair of vegetable-dishes, stands and covers, plain circular, each with anthemion border, the detachable domed covers with acanthus bud and calyx finials, each engraved once with monogram with crown above, the covers, by Cahier, the dishes, maker's mark lacking, the stands, by Biennais, marked on dishes, stands and covers , the stands, 10½in. (26.6cm.) long, the dishes, 9¼in. (23.5cm.) long, 139oz. (4,325gr.) A pair of vegetable-dishes and covers, similar, smaller, similarly engraved, maker's mark lacking, except one dish by Cahier, marked on dishes and covers, the finials unmarked , 8in. (20.5cm.) long, 65oz. (2,032gr.) A pair, similar, plain, the detachable domed covers with acanthus bud finials, the dishes and covers engraved with a monogram with crown above, one dish by Biennais, one by Cahier, the covers with French control marks, one cover by Biennais, the finials unmarked , 7 7/8in. (20cm.) long, 103oz. (3,208gr.) A pair of sauce-boats and ladles, each sauce-boat oval on conforming foot and with reeded anthemion scroll handle, with Vetruvian rosette scroll border, the reeded ladles chased with monogram with crown above, the sauce-boats similarly engraved twice, one sauce-boat by Biennais, the other by Cahier, one ladle with indistinct maker's mark, the other unmarked , the sauce-boats 9 1/8in. (23cm.) long, 48oz. (1,518gr.) A set of eight double salt-cellars, each on six twin lion's paw feet and octagonal base, the frame on six winged demi-lion monopodiae and with detachable central Bacchante and garland handle, each with detachable plain circular bowls, the bases chased with anthemion and scrolls and applied with monogram with crown above, four by Cahier, four by Biennais, marked on bases, frames and bowls , 7¾in. (19.5cm.) long, 232oz. (7,235gr.) A plain oval warming-stand and domed cover, with hot-water compartment and drop-ring handles, the cover engraved twice with monogram with crown above, the stand by Biennais, the cover by Cahier, marked on base and cover , 22in. (56cm.) long, 256oz. (7,985gr.) A set of forty-seven