1236 - Post-Deco French silver cutlery, hallmarked 950, by Vigoreux Frères, circa 1940.

Post-Deco French silver cutlery, hallmarked 950, by Vigoreux Frères, circa 1940. Consisting of: 12 spoons, 12 forks, 12 knives, 12 fish forks, 12 knife forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert knives, 12 coffee spoons, 12 ice cream spoons, 12 seafood forks, and 8 serving utensils. Vigoreux Frères is documented in 1941 as being located at 42 rue Meslay in Paris. The Vigoureux brothers, André (a jeweler) and Georges (a musician), purchased the silversmithing firm Eschwege in 1940 as part of the “Aryanization” efforts during the Nazi occupation of France. This was a strategy to save the Jewish-owned Eschwege business, and in 1946 the Vigoreux brothers returned everything. In its original wooden box with two drawers at the front and a hinged lid. Weight: 6.764 kg Knife weight: 1.3278 kg Box dimensions: 27 x 41 x 65 cm