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2502 - PARIS "Extensive French silver cutlery set for 12 people with 6 serving pieces" 950 silver. Circa 1900, Paris, Henin & Cie. Solid silver, fineness 950/1000 (1st title). Classic design with relief shell decoration. The cutlery pieces feature a delicate, double-circling fillet that tapers at the ends of the handles into a sculpted shell motif. The knife handles are fluted to match and adorned with leaf-shaped medallions. Consisting of a total of 42 pieces: 12 dinner spoons, 12 dinner forks, 12 dinner knives (12 table knives with steel blades), 6-piece serving set, marks: French hallmarks: Minerva’s head on a shield with the number 1 (Minerve casquée, 950/1000). Maker’s mark: Henin & Cie, Paris. The knife boxes are marked on the inside: Hénin Orfèvre depuis 1856 / Argent Massif. Total weight (excluding the 12 dinner knives): 2,890 g. Very good, well-maintained condition. The prongs of the forks are long and unworn; the bowls of the spoons are free of dents. The knife blades are firmly secured in their handles. Minimal age-related scratches and a fine cleaning patina. Partially housed in boxes from the historic jeweler Jean Block of Lille.
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PARIS "Extensive French silver cutlery set for 12 people with 6 serving pieces" 950 silver. Circa 1900, Paris, Henin & Cie. Solid silver, fineness 950/1000 (1st title). Classic design with relief shell decoration. The cutlery pieces feature a delicate, double-circling fillet that tapers at the ends of the handles into a sculpted shell motif. The knife handles are fluted to match and adorned with leaf-shaped medallions. Consisting of a total of 42 pieces: 12 dinner spoons, 12 dinner forks, 12 dinner knives (12 table knives with steel blades), 6-piece serving set, marks: French hallmarks: Minerva’s head on a shield with the number 1 (Minerve casquée, 950/1000). Maker’s mark: Henin & Cie, Paris. The knife boxes are marked on the inside: Hénin Orfèvre depuis 1856 / Argent Massif. Total weight (excluding the 12 dinner knives): 2,890 g. Very good, well-maintained condition. The prongs of the forks are long and unworn; the bowls of the spoons are free of dents. The knife blades are firmly secured in their handles. Minimal age-related scratches and a fine cleaning patina. Partially housed in boxes from the historic jeweler Jean Block of Lille.
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