THIRTEEN HALF-HOLLOW SILVER DINNER PLATES (950) Goldsmith Charles-Nicolas Odiot Paris, circa 1850 THIRTEEN HALF-SQUARE SILVER DINNER PLATES (950) Goldsmith Charles-Nicolas Odiot Paris, circa 1850 Model with contours and mouldings of ribboned fillets and leafy clasps, engraved with the coat of arms of Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders, surmounted by the motto "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE" ("UNION MAKES STRENGTH"). Goldsmith's hallmark and mark in full letters ODIOT A PARIS, numbered 8988, export hallmark, head of Mercury. Scratches from use D. 26 cm (10 ¼ in.) Weight: 8 Kg 198 Origin : Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905) ; Sotheby's Amsterdam, Collection of Princess Lilian of Belgium, 22-23 September 2003, lot 37 ; Acquired during the latter period by the current owner; Private collection, Paris. A set of thirteen silver dishes, by Charles-Nicolas Odiot, Paris, circa 1850