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An extensive French silver "Elysée" pattern flatware service, Puiforcat, Paris, 20th century
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
etched and engraved with cypher JW, comprising: eighteen dinner knives, eighteen dinner forks, eighteen lunch knives, eighteen lunch forks, eighteen fish knives, eighteen fish forks, sixteen butter spreaders, eighteen dessert forks, fourteen oyster forks, twelve lobster picks, twenty-eight ice cream forks, eighteen teaspoons, eighteen dessert spoons, sixteen coffee spoons, eighteen demitasse spoons, ten iced tea spoons, eighteen ice cream spoons, one fish server, four salad servers, four cold meat forks, four serving spoons, three vegetable spoons, three spatulas, two soup ladles, four sauce ladles, four cream ladles, two cheese knives, one silver-plated cheese scoop, one cake knife, one pie server, and two sugar tongs.
330 pieces.- silver
Condition
very good condition; please note that the cheese scoop is silver plated and non-matching
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.