CHRISTOFLE. Dish with violin border in silver-plated metal, the basin chiselled with the coat of arms of Régnier duc de Massa. Alfred Régnier (Paris, 1 May 1837-Paris, 23 May 1913), 3rd Duke of Massa and Carrara. All under a canopy. Marked. Diameter: 35 cm. Notes: A music composer, he lived at the Hôtel de Massa in Paris and the Château de Franconville in Seine-et-Oise. On his death, Jean Régnier (Paris, 25 December 1875-Chaumes-en-Brie, 29 May 1946) became 4th Duke of Massa and Carrara, godson of the Empress Eugénie and the Prince Imperial, and married Odette de Boutray (Versailles, 27 June 1880-Chaumes-en-Brie, 18 January 1961) on 15 October 1903. Bibliography: Valynseele (Joseph), Les princes et ducs du premier Empire, non maréchaux, Paris, p. 244. We would like to thank Mr Philippe Palasi for identifying the coat of arms.