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PARIS, 1785, THE SPOONS AND FORKS MARK OF CLAUDE LACROIX, THE KNIVES MARK OF JACQUES FAMECHON; THE CASE PROBABLY SPANISH
Details
A FRENCH SILVER-GILT DESSERT SERVICE IN A SILVER-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL CASE
Paris, 1785, the spoons and forks mark of Claude Lacroix, the knives mark of Jacques Famechon; the case probably Spanish
Fiddle and thread pattern, comprising twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons and twelve dessert knives with silver-gilt blades, all fitted vertically in a rectangular casket veneered with mother-of-pearl in shaped panels, with silver fittings, the interior lined in velvet, marked on handles and blades, the case apparently unmarked
The case 13 3/8in. (34cm.) high; 69oz. (2158gr.) weighable silver (36)
Paris, 1785, the spoons and forks mark of Claude Lacroix, the knives mark of Jacques Famechon; the case probably Spanish
Fiddle and thread pattern, comprising twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons and twelve dessert knives with silver-gilt blades, all fitted vertically in a rectangular casket veneered with mother-of-pearl in shaped panels, with silver fittings, the interior lined in velvet, marked on handles and blades, the case apparently unmarked
The case 13 3/8in. (34cm.) high; 69oz. (2158gr.) weighable silver (36)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, May 25-26, 1993, lot 310