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A work made of gilt silver.

Pair of Circular Platters

c. 1809–19

Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French, 1764–1843) Paris, France

Paris

These platters for the dining table are part of a vast service made for Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister Pauline on the occasion of her marriage to the Roman nobleman Camillo Borghese, Sixth Prince of Sulmona.

Gilt silver

Applied Arts of Europe