Silver and vermeil (925) flatware set, decorated with rocaille shells, leafy clasps and flowering branches. Includes: twenty-two forks, seventeen spoons, twelve dessert spoons and twelve ice cream spoons in vermeil, a serving piece and a ladle, a fish scoop and an ice cream scoop in vermeil. On forged handles: twelve fish cutters, ten fruit knives with vermeil handles and blades, eighteen table knives with metal blades, a carving set and a cake knife with silver blade decorated with foliate scrolls. All pieces numbered EA.

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