A Royal Danish Régence style silver serving dish, of circular-hexagon and curved form, shallow well, upturned lobed-profiled dish rim, engraved with King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark's princely and crowned monogram. A. Dragsted, Copenhagen 1898, fineness 826. Weight 2,677 g. Diam. 45.5 cm.
Provenance: The serving dish was part of the wedding equipment for the future King Christian X (1870–1947) and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952) at their wedding 26 April 1898 in Cannes and placed in their residence in Copenhagen, Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg; then their son Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark (1900–1976), Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg; thence his daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Danmark (1935–2018). Before her death the serving dish was given to private Danish ownership, which it has been until today.