Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 510
A French silver canteen for twelve
Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £4600
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Description
A French silver canteen for twelve,
maker's mark of Henin & Cie, circa 1900, also retailers stamp on the lock mount, which reads Andre Aacoc, 6 Rue de la Prix.
the terminals with foliate decoration, comprising: eighteen table forks, eighteen tablespoons, twelve table knives, twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve dessert knives, twelve fruit knives, (silver blades), twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, twelve oyster forks, twelve ice cream spoons, eleven teaspoons, a pair of fish servers, a serving slice, a soup ladle, a pair of salad servers, a ham bone holder, a carving knife and fork, and nine other serving pieces, in a fitted wooden case, approx. weighable 249oz. (qty)