Emile Puiforccat. Louis XVI style silver household set 950 thousandths minerva mark. Comprising twelve large flatware sets, twelve entremet sets, twelve small spoons, twelve ice cream spoons, hors d'oeuvre set, grape scissors, two sugar tongs, service cutlery, salad cutlery, pie scoop, ice cream scoop, sauce spoon, two cream spoons. Total weight 4892 grams. Twelve large knives, twelve cheese knives with filled silver handles and stainless steel blades, twelve fruit knives with filled silver handles and gilded silver blades are included.

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