SOLD
160.00CAD+ buyer's premium (16.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Apr 26 @ 20:04UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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An 18cm, 165 gram Sterling Silver miniature tray by Birks, sitting on three knobbed feet, top engraved "TO / JEAN-PIERRE MULLER / FOR EXCELLENCE / WITH APPRECIATION / AMBASSADOR AND MRS LINDER". Muller was a classically-trained French chef who opened his first restaurant in Algeria, after mandatory French military service in the country's war with France. In 1964, he was invited by Canadian Governor-General Georges Vanier to serve as head chef at Rideau Hall. Shortly thereafter, he was tapped as head chef for the United States Embassy in Ottawa, where he would serve seven ambassadors over the next 17 years - likely having had a hand in catering to some or all of the four Presidential visits to Ottawa during his tenure. Together with his wife, Muller would go on to operate the successful and high-end Ottawa restaurant "Chez Jean Pierre" for two decades until his retirement in 2002; Prime Minister Jean Chretien had his own table at the restaurant. This plate was presented to the Chef by United States Ambassador Harold F. Linder (former President of the U.S. Import-Export Bank), presumably at the end of his posting in July of 1969. A nice memento of a life well-lived, containing 4.90 oz of fine Silver
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88 Mill Street Box 1806, Almonte, Ontario, K0A 1A0, Canada
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HST of 13% will be applied to any purchaser from ON; HST of 5% will be applied to any purchaser from Quebec; HST of 15% will be applied to any purchaser from NS, NB, NL or PEI. All other provinces in Canada 5% will be applied. No tax is charged on out of Country purchases. .999 Fine Silver & Gold items are HST-exempt within Canada.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| GST |
5% |
BC |
| GST |
5% |
Alberta |
| GST |
5% |
Manitoba |
| HST |
5% |
Quebec |
| HST |
15% |
NB |
| HST |
15% |
NFLD |
| GST |
5% |
NWT |
| HST |
15% |
NS |
| GST |
5% |
Nunavut |
| HST |
13% |
Ontario |
| HST |
15% |
PEI |
| GST |
5% |
SASK |
| GST |
5% |
Yukon |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
10% |
Additional Fees:
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Catalogue Values: All values are listed in Canadian Funds.
Abbreviations: Within the catalogue you will find many abbreviations, the list below describes each of them:
a about (aEF – about Extra Fine)
Al Aluminum
Approx. Approximate
AGW Actual Gold Weight
AR Silver
AE Brass, Bronze, or Copper
AU Gold
ASW Actual Silver Weight
AV Gold
Bo Bowman
BR Breton
Cat Catalogue
CH Charlton
Co Courteau
COA Certificate of Authenticity
Cu Copper
C/S Counter Stamp
EF Extremely Fine
F Fine
FDC Fleur de Coin
G Good
grm grams
l left
Ler LeRoux
mm Millimeters
r right
S/N Serial Number
Std Seated
Unc Uncirculated
VF Very Fine
VG Very Good
WM White Metal