Lot 114
  • 114

Ménagère en argent par Ernest Cardeilhac, Paris, vers 1880

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Ménagère en argent par Ernest Cardeilhac, Paris, vers 1880
  • monogram-applied or engraved LC, in nine fitted cases 
  • 9.958 gr. ; 320oz 4dwt
de style Louis XV, les spatules appliquées ou gravées du monogramme LC, comprenant:
- 24 fourchettes de table (table forks)
- 24 cuillères de table (table spoons)
- 18 couteaux de table à manche en ivoire (table knives)
- 24 fourchettes à poisson (fish forks)
- 24 couteaux à poisson, les lames ajourées (fish knives)
- 24 fourchettes à entremets (dessert forks)
- 24 cuillères à entremets (dessert spoons)
- 18 pelles à glace (ice spoons)
- 7 pièces de service (serving pieces)
 Dans neuf coffrets estampés Cardeilhac

Condition

In overall good condition, well marked with maker's mark EC and Minerva head. The fish knives blades nicely pierced with scrolls. Unusual pattern.
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