Silver steel cutlery set by Edmond JAMET and Paul MASSAT , presented in a wooden box.
It comprises 122 pieces:
- 16 place settings
- 12 table knives with silver-plated handles and stainless steel blades
- 12 dessert place settings
- 12 dessert knives with silver-plated handles and stainless steel blades
- 12 small spoons
- 1 sugar tong
- 12 oyster forks
- 4 silver hors d'oeuvre pieces with silver-lined handles
- 4 small spoons and a ladle
- 1 ladle
- 1 silver and silver-lined leg of lamb handle
- a carving set with a silver-plated handle and a stainless steel blade
- a fish service with a silver blade and a silver-lined handle
- a mother-of-pearl salad server with a silver-plated handle
The various pieces are decorated with naturalistic and animal motifs such as openwork foliage, scrolls, and floral designs, in a Louis XV . They feature a coat of arms with a monogram, the inscription " PARIS, " and several hallmarks.
- Minerva Head hallmark
- Silver, 1st standard (from 1838)
- manufacturer's hallmark in a diamond
- Edmond JAMET goldsmith's hallmark
The knives are marked "Stainless Steel".
Weight: 6379.5 gr.
Napoleon III Era
Circa: 1870
Box dimensions: L:47cm, W:30cm, H:21cm.
Condition report : In good overall condition, with signs of wear and minor tarnish on the silver. The set is complete. The case retains its original key.
- Reference :
- 2787
- Width :
- 47 (cm)
- Height :
- 21 (cm)
- Depth :
- 30 (cm)
- Identify Exists:
- False