Cased French Flatware Set

Cased French Flatware Set

first quarter 20th century, by Keller Freres, Paris, including a dozen thirteen-piece place settings (dinner knives lacking) with an additional sixteen serving piece (and a mismatched serving spade), no monograms, presented in the original fitted mahogany green baize-lined case, with lift-top, three drawers and brass campaign handles.
173 pieces (plus case)
254.4 total t. oz. (weighable silver)
Condition Report: In overall good condition, with minor surface wear commensurate with age. The place knives have well- seated replacement blades. One luncheon fork has had the top 1" of its handle completely severed (detached but present), presumably the result of a ham-fisted "testing" procedure. One fruit knife blade is scratched from abrasive cleaning. Still in all a very attractive and serviceable set. The case interior is good, and the exterior has some scuffs and scratches, along with two narrow cracks running from the front to the handle on each side.