- 831
A French Silver-gilt Flatware Service, Pierre-François Queillé, circa 1880
Estimate
40,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- silver-gilt
in Empire style, the front engraved with Bacchus holding a garland above a basket of fruit and a thyrsus, the reverse with a swan above crossed cornucopiae and a thyrsus, all engraved with cypher SR, comprising:
eighteen dinner knives
twenty-four dinner forks
twenty-four dessert knives
twenty-four dessert forks
fifteen fish kinves
fifteen fish forks
twelve salad forks
eighteen table spoons
eighteen dessert spoons
seventeen teaspoons
twelve individual asparagus tongs
two-piece fish-serving set
one serving spoon
one serving fork
one sauce ladle
one soup ladle
one bonbon fork
204 pieces, in five fitted trays.
eighteen dinner knives
twenty-four dinner forks
twenty-four dessert knives
twenty-four dessert forks
fifteen fish kinves
fifteen fish forks
twelve salad forks
eighteen table spoons
eighteen dessert spoons
seventeen teaspoons
twelve individual asparagus tongs
two-piece fish-serving set
one serving spoon
one serving fork
one sauce ladle
one soup ladle
one bonbon fork
204 pieces, in five fitted trays.
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, April 22, 1998, lot 161
Condition
good condition, decoration crisp
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.