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A set of vermeil dessert cutlery hallmarked ‘Vieillard’ (181…
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194
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A set of vermeil dessert cutlery hallmarked ‘Vieillard’ (181…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A set of vermeil dessert cutlery hallmarked ‘Vieillard’ (1819–1838) or ‘Minerve’ 1st title, featuring a fillet design engraved with a monogram surmounted by a count’s crown and flanked by three decorative motifs, or a monogram surmounted by a count’s crown
The set comprises 18 dessert forks (including 4 bearing the Minerve hallmark), 18 dessert spoons (including 6 with the Minerve hallmark), 18 cheese knives with stainless steel blades, vermeil ferrules and pommels, mother-of-pearl handles adorned with a coat of arms engraved with a monogram and surmounted by a count’s crown; 2 dusting spoons and 2 compote spoons bearing the Vieillard hallmark (shown signs of wear, re-gilded)
In a shaped case bearing the label “A la Croix d’Honneur Palais Royal number 119 OLIVIER Jeweller and Goldsmith in Paris”
Net weight excluding the knives: 2270g
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