Christofle, 1864. RARE DINNER PLATE ENGRAVED... Lot 0 B

Christofle, 1864. RARE DINNER PLATE ENGRAVED WITH THE ALLIANCE COAT OF ARMS OF GASTON D'ORLÉANS, COUNT OF EU, AND ISABELLE DE BRAGANCE, IMPERIAL PRINCESS OF BRAZIL. Ordered for their marriage celebrated on October 15, 1864 in Rio de Janeiro and forthe use of the table of the Imperial Princess Isabelle of Brazil, Countess of Eu, first in the Guanabara Palace in Rio and in the Isabel Palace in Petropolis until 1889 then in Europe, in the two residences of the imperial family in exile, namely: on the outskirts of Paris in their mansion located in Boulogne and in Normandy in the castle of Eu. A RARE SILVER-PLATED PLATE ENGRAVED WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF GASTON OF ORLEANS, COUNT OF EU, AND ISABELLE OF BRAGANCE, IMPERIAL PRINCESS OF BRAZIL.MADE BY CHRISTOFLE FOR THE MARRIAGE OF THE IMPERIAL COUPLE IN 1864 Silver plated metal, filets model. Diameter: 24 cm Marks: goldsmith's, silver weight, stampCHRISTOFLEand n°512918 of workshop. Provenance: -was part of the silver service executed in 1864 by the house of Christofle for the wedding of Prince Gaston d'Orléans, Count of Eu, with Isabelle de Bragance, Imperial Princess of Brazil. By descent Isabelle de Bragance (1846-1921), was the eldest daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, in 1864 she married a grandson of King Louis-Philippe I, Prince Gaston d'Orléans, Count of Eu. The couple had four children. In the absence of her father, Princess Isabelle of Brazil was regent of Brazil three times in 1872, 1877 and 1888. It was during this last regency that the daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil signed the abolition of slavery, earning her the name Isabel a Redentora (Isabella the Redeemer) for posterity. In 1889, the Brazilian revolution led to the fall of the Empire and the exile of the imperial family to Europe. Settled in France with her family, Princess Isabelle lived from then on between her mansion in Boulogne-sur-Seine and the castle of Eu in Normandy, devoting the rest of her life to fighting for the liberation of slaves all over the world, creating "Villages of Freedom" in Africa and tirelessly supporting anti-slavery congresses. Gaston d'Orléans (1842-1922), Count of Eu and grandson of King Louis-Philippe I, married the Crown Princess of Brazil, Isabelle de Bragance. He successfully led the campaign against Paraguay at the head of the Brazilian armies and forced the defeated to free hundreds of thousands of slaves.