France, Le Nid, c.1900, a silver plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked wood nymph kneeling on rock, discovering bird’s nest in a tree with two birds in it, reverse naked child sat on branch, playing with a bird, 66 x 37mm (PBE 319; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 666; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 67; cf. DNW 35, 504, 44, 879 and 45, 740). Trivial scratch on child’s thigh and two minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned (£80-120)