A large silver plated butler's tray, Boin Taburet, Paris, circa 1894 the rectangular tray having mask centred loop handles to either end, reeded edge, decorated with scrolling arabesques, inscribed 'NM' to centre, marked to verso 'BOIN TABURET A PARIS' 7 cm high, 87 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Literature: G. Boin, Boin-Taburet, Paris, 1893, plate XX (illustrated another example). Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE