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The crest and motto are those of Conolly
MAKERS' MARKS OF MAURICE MAYER AND PIERRE-FRANOIS QUEILL, PARIS, CIRCA 1840
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A FINE FRENCH PARCEL-GILT MOUNTED AGATE DESSERT SERVICE
Makers' marks of Maurice Mayer and Pierre-Franois Queill, Paris, circa 1840
Each with hardstone handle, the stem formed as trailing grapevines with a salamander on each side, the knives and reverses of spoons engraved with a crest within garter motto, comprising:
20 dessert spoons
20 dessert forks
20 dessert knives
marked on tines, blades and bowls, in a fitted velvet lined leather case
Mayer, Maurice and Pierre-Franois Queill (60)
Makers' marks of Maurice Mayer and Pierre-Franois Queill, Paris, circa 1840
Each with hardstone handle, the stem formed as trailing grapevines with a salamander on each side, the knives and reverses of spoons engraved with a crest within garter motto, comprising:
20 dessert spoons
20 dessert forks
20 dessert knives
marked on tines, blades and bowls, in a fitted velvet lined leather case
Mayer, Maurice and Pierre-Franois Queill (60)