A French silver-gilt 172-piece dessert flatware service, Paris, mid 19th century

A French silver-gilt 172-piece dessert flatware service, Paris, mid 19th century,

in baroque taste, comprising: twenty-four dessert knives with silver-gilt blades twenty-four cake forks twenty-four dessert knives with close-plated steel blades twenty-four fruit knives twenty-four dessert spoons twenty-four teaspoons twenty-four ice cream spoons one bon bon server one sugar sifter two sugar tongs, stamped with French and Naples control marks, in fitted wood case
3440 g. ; 121oz 3dwt

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Ménagère de couverts à dessert de 172 pièces en vermeil, Paris, milieu du XIXe siècle

dans le style baroque, comprenant 24 fourchettes à gâteau, 24 cuillères à dessert, 24 cuillères à café, 24 cuillères à glace, 24 couteaux à fruit, 24 couteaux à fromage, 24 couteaux à fruits d'une taille différente, 1 service à bonbons, 1 sucrier, 2 pinces à sucre, insculpés de poinçons de contrôle français et napolitains, dans son coffre en bois
3.440 g. ; 121oz 3dwt

(172)

Condition Report:
In overall good condition.
Usual scratches commensurate with use.
Also stamped with Naples control marks.
The cheese knives' blades with rust spots.

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Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, Fine French & Continental Furniture including European Works of Art and Tapestries, Ceramics and Carpets, 9 April 2008, lot 244