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MARK OF AUCOC, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A French silver and silver-gilt table service
Mark of Aucoc, Paris, late 19th century
Fiddle pattern, with berried laurel borders, each engraved with a cypher 'EL', all in fitted oak canteen with brass carrying handles, the interior with four velvet covered trays, the interior of the cover and the lock plate stamped 'A. AUCOC 6 RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS', comprising:
Silver-gilt
Thirty-two dessert-forks
Eighteen dessert-spoons
Eighteen teaspoons
Eighteen ice-cream spoons
A pair of sugar-tongs
Eighteen dessert-knives with silver-gilt blades
Eighteen dessert-knives with steel blades
Silver
Ten condiment-spoons
Eight small butter-knives
Two large butter-knives
A pair of sifting-spoons
A pair of knives, with stainless steel blades
Four ice-spades, two with shell bowls
Two serving-spoons
Two pairs of grape-scissors
Two cake-slices
A pair of sugar-tongs
Weighable silver 216ozs. (6,736gr.) (158)
Mark of Aucoc, Paris, late 19th century
Fiddle pattern, with berried laurel borders, each engraved with a cypher 'EL', all in fitted oak canteen with brass carrying handles, the interior with four velvet covered trays, the interior of the cover and the lock plate stamped 'A. AUCOC 6 RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS', comprising:
Silver-gilt
Thirty-two dessert-forks
Eighteen dessert-spoons
Eighteen teaspoons
Eighteen ice-cream spoons
A pair of sugar-tongs
Eighteen dessert-knives with silver-gilt blades
Eighteen dessert-knives with steel blades
Silver
Ten condiment-spoons
Eight small butter-knives
Two large butter-knives
A pair of sifting-spoons
A pair of knives, with stainless steel blades
Four ice-spades, two with shell bowls
Two serving-spoons
Two pairs of grape-scissors
Two cake-slices
A pair of sugar-tongs
Weighable silver 216ozs. (6,736gr.) (158)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.