Austrian Jugendstil punched silver cutlery, by silversmith Alois Pressler (1867-1922) with import mark to Prague in use from 1902 to 1921. Partially gilded pieces with taped decoration and engraved initial "M". Consisting of: 18 forks, 18 spoons, 18 knives 14 fish forks, 14 scoops, 18 dessert forks, 18 dessert knives, 13 coffee spoons, 18 mocha spoons, 18 ice cream spoons, 18 seafood spoons, 16 seafood forks, 18 seafood scoops, 17 snail forks, 15 snail scoops, 14 serving forks and five table spice racks all with spoon and only three with glass deposit. Six table knife blades are preserved. Weight: 10,336 Kg Knives weight: 2,725 Kg

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