French Cailar Bayard Silver Smith, a company taken over by Christofle, silver plate beef cart featured in the 1891 catalog. Belle Epoch silver domed beef serving tray with four ball and claw feet supporting a beaded apron. Internally vented and sits atop an original matching silver beveled cart with matching handles. Engraved "Maxim's" from the famed Maxim's de Paris Cafe. Serving tray measures 17.25" tall 31" wide 20" deep and the cart measures 28.75" tall 31" wide and 20" deep. Note: The engraving is difficult to photograph, we have attached a picture of it with a sheet over the top to better see the engraving. In person, it is very easy to see but it is difficult to photograph accurately. More about Maxim's de Paris from their website: In the heart of Paris, between Place de la Concorde and the Madeleine, stands rue Royale. The facade of Maxim's, a symbol of Art Nouveau, was completed for the 1900 Exposition Universelle.The elegant interiors are inspired by fauna, flora and feminine charm, flowing gracefully with undulation. Seemingly, one can find red poppies, lilies, irises, chestnut leaves, dragonflies, butterflies, insects and birds throughout the restaurant. Art Nouveau banishes all angles and straight lines in favor of curvy, sensual and round shapes that wrap and entangle it. Great artists such as Galle, Guimard, Marjorelle, Tiffany and Macintosh were the leaders of this artistic movement. The Bell Epoch movement hosted a great catalyst in the creation of new foods.

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