A novelty silver menu card holder

A novelty silver menu card holder,

by S. Mordan and Co, Chester 1911,

engraved features, on a raised circular base, the base also signed Benjamin Rabier, on a circular base, height 5cm, approx. weight 1oz.

Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939) was a French illustrator, comic book artist and animator. He became famous for creating La vache qui rit and is one of the precursors of animal comics.