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MARK OF JEAN-ETIENNE LANGLOIS, PARIS, 1782 AND 1783
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A LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE
MARK OF JEAN-ETIENNE LANGLOIS, PARIS, 1782 AND 1783
Each hourglass shaped terminal with laurel border and reeded stem, later engraved with a crest, comprising:
Twelve dessert-spoons Twelve dessert-forks
Twelve fruit-knives with hollow handles Two serving-spoons
Two ice-cream spoons A sugar-sifting spoon
marked on handles and blades
90 oz. 12 dwt. (2,818 gr.)
MARK OF JEAN-ETIENNE LANGLOIS, PARIS, 1782 AND 1783
Each hourglass shaped terminal with laurel border and reeded stem, later engraved with a crest, comprising:
Twelve dessert-spoons Twelve dessert-forks
Twelve fruit-knives with hollow handles Two serving-spoons
Two ice-cream spoons A sugar-sifting spoon
marked on handles and blades
90 oz. 12 dwt. (2,818 gr.)
Special Notice
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