Null Romania. Interallied Medal.
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Romania. Interallied Medal.

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Romania. Interallied Medal.

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An important Art Deco-style silver menagère of the single-flat, stepped model, with flared spatulas. Each drawer is decorated with an incised steel plate showing the contents. Goldsmith: Maison Keller Parisian work circa 1930 It includes : - Drawer 1: 22 table spoons, 40 table forks, 2 butter knives (silver blade and handle). Weight of spoons: 2159.5 g. Weight of forks: 3716.1 g. Gross weight of butter knives: 150.3 g. - Drawer 2: 18 fish cutlery sets, 36 table knives, 2 cheese knives (steel blade, small accident to tip of one). Weight of fish cutlery: 2764.7 g. Gross weight of table knives: 3059.2 g. Gross weight of cheese knives: 129.5 g. - Drawer 3: 18 dessert sets, 18 steel-bladed dessert knives, 18 silver-bladed dessert knives, 6 petits fours pieces. Plus dessert cutlery (weight: 121 g). Weight of dessert flatware: 2183 g. Gross weight steel dessert knives: 1072 g. Gross weight silver dessert knives: 1144.73 g. Weight of petit fours pieces: 233.46 g. - Drawer 4: 18 tea spoons, 18 ice cream spoons, 2 ice cream sets, 6 hors d'oeuvres pieces. Weight of tea spoons: 450.6 g. Weight ice-cream spoons: 571.1 g. Weight of ice services: 597.9 g. Weight of hors d'oeuvres: 262.4 g. - Drawer 5: 1 soup spoon, 4 sauce spoons, 2 fish sets and 2 salad sets (partially vermeiled) Weight soup spoon: 289.3 g. Weight of sauce spoon: 376.2 g. Weight of fish course: 590.5 g. Salad serving weight: 574.1 g. Total weight of silver pieces: 14,889.8 g. Founded in 1857 by Gustave Keller, the House of Keller specialized in luxury sets and leather goods, quickly gaining recognition at the World's Fairs, winning a silver medal in 1867 and a gold medal in 1878. In 1878, his two sons took over the firm under the name "Keller fils et gendre successeurs" and added tableware to their activities. Their production was rewarded at the 1889 and 1900 World's Fairs, with a gold medal and a Grand Prix respectively. Their reputation was high, official orders poured in and customers were numerous and prestigious, including the courts of Spain, Romania, Greece, Russia, the Principality of Monaco and Tsar Nicholas II, who was a regular customer at the end of the 19th century. Many of the company's works can be found in major museums, including the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Established in Paris at 65 rue de Turbigo, Keller moved its store and workshop to 22 rue Joubert in 1891. In 1929, the store was registered at 18 avenue Matignon. The company ceased trading around 1947.