RARE Antique French Sterling Silver 60pc Flatware Set, 5pc for TWELVE with Ladle, Chest. All items and photos are the express property of Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. No reproduction without prior written consent. We’ll be sending out sale notices and special deals to our’Favorites’ customers. Absolutely gorgeous & RARE antique French sterling silver 60pc flatware set, a 5pc place setting for TWELVE including those scrumptious knives with solid shimmering mother of pearl handles, matching 13″ ladle, ornate Art Nouveau pattern, lovely interlaced “ED” or “DE monograms and kept in the original 2-layer oak storage and/or presentation chest! Wow, just in from France and as exquisite as can be! Complete and original, nothing missing and no replacements. All pieces but the knives bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number “1” within those marks means all are in. 950 silver 95% pure and higher than the. 925 standard for “sterling” silver. A truly glorious set that consists of the following. 12pc Entremet or Dessert Knives. Fitted Oak Chest with Two Layers, Working Lock & Key. Very good to excellent condition. Some pieces have very faint scuffs, marks indicative of having been very well cared for and only slight use. The chest, as you can see, is also in great shape with a polished brass handle on top, escutcheon and working lock with key. Three of the dinner knives have inconspicuous chips at the rounded end and the knife blades are all the original pre-stainless steel so they my have a bit of age tarnish or faint corrosion. All flatware in thick, heavy old French sterling silver and the total weight of the solid silver pieces (estimated based on single piece weights) is 2492 grams or just over 80 troy ounces. Total weight with knives is 3700 grams or 119.5 troy ounces. We’re easy to deal with. You are very important! Our fine inventory is very important. And your ranking of our performance is also very important! We wish to keep our 4.9 – 5 star ratings in all categories. We always insure our items BUT, more importantly, pack them extremely well knowing that most are not replaceable. Please remember that when leaving DSR ratings. Icon here or above to see more of our inventory, offerings and venues. We have a HUGE assortment of the finest antiques to be found online, all at your fingertips with Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. _gsrx_vers_631 GS 6.9.8b6 (631). The item “RARE Antique French Sterling Silver 60pc Flatware Set, 5pc for TWELVE with Chest” is in sale since Friday, December 17, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Flatware & Silverware”. The seller is “antiquesuncommontreasure” and is located in San Marcos, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Style: Art Nouveau
- Age: 1850-1899
- Pattern: Art Nouveau
- Type: Set
- Composition: Sterling Silver