PARIS 1766 - Lot 160

PARIS 1766 Large round silver platter from the Louis XV period, featuring a filleted border; the rim is engraved with a coat of arms surmounted by a ducal/princely crown. The coat of arms corresponds to that of COEURDEROY (also known as COEUR DE ROY) in the 1st and 3rd quarters of the quartered shield (the coats of arms in the 2nd and 4th quarters remain to be identified); they incorporate the external ornamentation of 18th-century Presidents wearing a mortarboard, likely for Michel-Joseph COEURDEROY, President of the Court of Lorraine. Hallmarks for PARIS 1766. Hallmarks (rim and back) of the master goldsmith: Nicolas-Clément VALLIERES (NCV and pearl), admitted in 1732. Height: 2.8 cm Diameter: 29.6 cm. Weight: 779.4 grams.