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MARK OF PIERRE QUEILLE, PARIS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH SILVER AND SILVER-GILT TABLE-SERVICE
MARK OF PIERRE QUEILLE, PARIS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Hour-glass pattern with foliage borders, applied with 'AC' cypher below a Royal crown, comprising:
Twenty-four table-forks Twelve silver-gilt dessert-spoons
Twelve silver-gilt dessert-forks Eighteen oyster-forks
Twelve silver-gilt teaspoons Twelve teaspoons, one differing, engraved with an initial 'A'
A soup-ladle A sauce-ladle
A silver-gilt serving spoon A mustard-spoon, applied with a crown
Two shell-shaped salt-cellars each on turtle foot, mark of Louis Aucoc, Paris, second half 19th century
Four salt-spoons, applied with a crown
and the following with filled handles, mark of Armand-Edouard Cardeilhac, Paris, second half 19th century
Twenty-four table-knives with steel blades, maker's mark rubbed, the blades stamped 'Maillet Cannes'
Twelve silver-gilt cheese-knives with steel handles, the blades stamped 'Aucoc Aine Paris'
Twelve silver-gilt dessert-knives with silver blades A pair of fish-servers
A pair of salad-servers with ivory attachments A pierced serving-spoon with shaped bowl
A serving-spoon with shaped bowl A serving-fork
In a near contemporary ormolu-mounted ebonised wood canteen with hinged cover and folding front panel with applied Sèvres-style panels, inlaid inside the cover with mahogany and later set with a brass plaque engraved with 'AC' cypher below a royal crown, with later fitted interior, the interior with two drawers, signed Alphonse Giroux
The canteen: 27 ¼ in. (69.5 cm.) wide
weighable silver 187 oz. 6 dwt. (5,825 gr.)
MARK OF PIERRE QUEILLE, PARIS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Hour-glass pattern with foliage borders, applied with 'AC' cypher below a Royal crown, comprising:
Twenty-four table-forks Twelve silver-gilt dessert-spoons
Twelve silver-gilt dessert-forks Eighteen oyster-forks
Twelve silver-gilt teaspoons Twelve teaspoons, one differing, engraved with an initial 'A'
A soup-ladle A sauce-ladle
A silver-gilt serving spoon A mustard-spoon, applied with a crown
Two shell-shaped salt-cellars each on turtle foot, mark of Louis Aucoc, Paris, second half 19th century
Four salt-spoons, applied with a crown
and the following with filled handles, mark of Armand-Edouard Cardeilhac, Paris, second half 19th century
Twenty-four table-knives with steel blades, maker's mark rubbed, the blades stamped 'Maillet Cannes'
Twelve silver-gilt cheese-knives with steel handles, the blades stamped 'Aucoc Aine Paris'
Twelve silver-gilt dessert-knives with silver blades A pair of fish-servers
A pair of salad-servers with ivory attachments A pierced serving-spoon with shaped bowl
A serving-spoon with shaped bowl A serving-fork
In a near contemporary ormolu-mounted ebonised wood canteen with hinged cover and folding front panel with applied Sèvres-style panels, inlaid inside the cover with mahogany and later set with a brass plaque engraved with 'AC' cypher below a royal crown, with later fitted interior, the interior with two drawers, signed Alphonse Giroux
The canteen: 27 ¼ in. (69.5 cm.) wide
weighable silver 187 oz. 6 dwt. (5,825 gr.)
Special Notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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