domain : www.antiques-in-france.com
nom : Kirstee
tel : 
email : Kirsteeleigh90@gmail.com
message :Hi there, 

I&#039;m contacting you on behalf of a friend who is an antique dealer, based here in the UK, who requires assistance in identifying the original owners of the following: 

A very large drawing instrument set with a silver plaque in the lid pertaining to the original owner. The plaque is in French from the city of Marseille in france and dated 1865 and reads - Souvenir Legue par Andre Gabriel a son jeune ami et tres cher filleul Ferdinand Chanlan de Batavia Marseille 25 Aout 1865 &#039; - (a gift from Andre Gabriel to his Godson and young friend Ferdinand Chanlan of Marseille 25 August 1865 ), The set is very good and would have been very expensive so the people involved must have been quite rich and presumably well known.  

Is this something you could assist with, or point me in the right direction to help identify these people?

Many thanks and any help will be highly appreciated. 

K. Branston 