GARNIER Silver (950) gilt basin tray and pair of altar cruets. Baluster-shaped cruets decorated with vine branches or rushes and shells, and busts of the Virgin or Christ, on a pedestal underlined by a frieze of leaves. Neck with torso ring. Leafy console grip. Tray decorated in suite, engraved with a dedication: "Don de la Marquise de VATIMESNIL au R.P. PETITOT. Minerve and goldsmith's hallmarks. Total weight : 603 g. - Length of the tray : 29.5 cm - Height of the cruets : 17 cm. Wear and scratches to the gilding, in particular to the tray; shocks; a crushed pedestal (wine); veiled lids; shocks to the handles, one damaged. It is probably Emile PETITOT, a priest who took part in the expedition to the Inuits in 1862-1873, starting from Canada. On his return he published a report of this trip, which he dedicated to the Marquise de Vatimesnil.