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Napoleon III style salad service

Napoleon III style salad service

Argent fourré

Maitre orfèvre :

✨ We're smitten with this Napoleon III style salad service decorated with putti and scrolling foliage, in its original box. ✨

Napoleon III style salad service, in its original case.

The handles are " en argent fourré" and decorated with putti and scrolls.

The fork and the bowl are made of ivory.

Minerva hallmark 2nd standard, Master goldsmith's mark illegible.

Condition:

Minor scratches and small dents due to age and use,

Case in used condition, stained and torn inside and out

 

$55.00 USD
$55.00 USD
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Description du bien

Service à salade de style Napoléon III, dans son écrin d'origine.

Les manches en argent fourré sont à décor de putti et de rinceaux.

Le fourchon et le cuilleron sont en ivoirine

Poinçon Minerve 2ème titre, Maître-orfèvre illisible.

Composition du bien

Les manche sont en argent fourré, poinçon Minerve 2ème titre,
Maître-orfèvre illisible

Etat du bien

Condition:

Micros-rayures et petit chocs dus au temps et à l'usage,
Ecrin en état d'usage, intérieur et extérieur tacjé et déchiré

Poids & Dimensions

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Materials

  • Vermeil:

Vermeil is a thin layer of gold applied to sterling silver.
Clad silver
Clad silver is a shell of sterling silver ‘clad’ with another material such as wax or resin. Widely used during the 20th century, it was often moulded and decorated with patterns.

  • Silver-plated metal


Silver-plated metal is a goldsmithing technique that involves applying a layer of silver to base metal.

  • The Minerva head hallmark


The Minerva head hallmark was introduced on 9 May 1838. It is used to mark silver items manufactured in France that have been tested using the wet method and recognised as being 950 thousandths (1st grade) or 800 thousandths (2nd grade) silver.
Minerva hallmark 1st fineness = 950 silver
Minerva hallmark 2nd fineness = 800 silver

  • The Boar's Head hallmark


Boar's Head hallmark = Hallmark used between 1838 and 1973 for small silver items

  • The Michelangelo Hallmark

The Michelangelo hallmark was stamped by the Paris Bureau on silver items recognised as 1st title (950 thousandths); introduced on 16 August 1819, it was abolished on 9 May 1838.
Michelangelo hallmark = 950 silver

  • The Raphael head hallmark


The Raphael head hallmark was stamped by the Paris Assay Office on silver items recognised as 2nd title (800 thousandths); introduced on 16 August 1819, it was abolished on 9 May 1838.
Raphael's head hallmark = 800 silver

  • The Facial Mask Hallmark


Facial mask hallmark = medium guarantee hallmark stamped on medium-sized silver items

Maintenance

No dishwasher, hand wash only