Ménagère en argent de style Empire par la Société Parisienne d'Orfèvrerie, Paris, vers 1910

à décor de cygnes, les spatules appliquées du monogramme LB, comprenant 48 fourchettes de table (table forks), 24 cuillères de table (table spoons), 48 couteaux de table (table knives), 24 fourchettes à dessert (dessert forks), 12 cuillères à entremets (dessert spoons), 23 couteaux à fromage (cheese knives), 24 couteaux à fruit (fruit knives), 5 cuillères à moka (moka spoons), 24 pelles à glace (ice cream spoons), 25 fourchettes à gâteau (cake forks), 10 couteaux à crustacés  probablement allemands (seafish knives, probably German), 24 fourchettes à poisson (fish forks), 24 couteaux à poisson (fish knives), 35 pièces de service (serving pieces), dans un coffre en bois à 7 tiroirs signé Puiforcat orfèvre Paris

decorated with swans, with applied monogram LB, wood case with six drawers

Bon état général. 1 fourchette à poisson, monogramme manquant. Les couteaux à crustacés d'un modèle légèrement différent. Bon poids.
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