Art Deco Important Housewife Silver Metal Perrin Wood Box Early 20th Century

Cutlery set 147 pieces in silver metal in art deco style in wooden box: 12 forks, 12 spoons, 12 dessert forks and 12 dessert spoons, 12 large knives, 12 small knives, 11 small spoons, 12 ice cream spoons, 12 fish cutlery, 12 fish forks, 12 cake forks, 16 serving pieces. Modern Model Orfèvrerie Perrin (Villers le Morhier and Paris), cutlery in Thiers Hallmark Perrin (registered trademark) and hallmark COP 120gr Period: around 1940 Dimensions of the drawer box: length 49 cm, height 35 cm, depth 35 cm; all-inclusive weight 18.2 kg Good condition The fashion for housewives, particularly as wedding gifts, began around the middle of the 19th century. First in silver and intended for wealthy people to allow them to travel with their silverware (resorts, military places, colonies), the cutlery sets were then made with less expensive techniques (silver metal replacing solid silver ), then they were gradually manufactured in non-precious metals (stainless steel, white metal), in order to meet the demand of working-class families.