A matched Louis XVI / First Republic French silver entrée or vegetable dish and cover, the base Paris 1786 by Jean-Louis-Dieudonné Outrebon (reg. 29^th July 1772)

Of circular form with cast and applied twin handles of intertwining acanthus leaves. Traces of engraved initials within a wreath cartouche to side. The domed lid Paris 1795-97 by Pierre Vallière (reg. 18^th Dec 1776). The lid with an associated English heraldic mullet of six points detachable finial. The base marked with the charge (reg. 31^st Aug 1782) and discharge (reg. 7^th March 1786) mark of Henri Clavel. The lid with the un-official silversmiths' association mark (1795-1797), the finial unmarked. The base 959 standard, the lid 950 standard, the finial probably 925 standard.

Length – 23.5 cm / 9.25 inches

Weight – 785 grams / 25.24 ozt

Jean-Louis-Dieudonné Outrebon free in 1772 and was apprenticed to Edmé-François Balzac.