Cardeilhac - Sterling Silver Cutlery Set For Six Guests 42 Pieces

By Ernest Cardeilhac, for six guests, solid silver cutlery including two complete services & their knives. Of remarkable quality and with great refinement of carving, this reminder of the Cardeilhac's favorite style, the Regency, is rich in a superb engraving design on a background executed in amati. This engraving gives this set a luxurious beauty and rich in details; the pommel handles of the knives and forks are re-engraved on all four sides with their arabesques in volutes, rosettes and lily buds. In light hemmed relief, a stylized escutcheon is applied to the back of the spoons, the forks, covered on the stem with fine rings, are each stamped Cardeilhac in full between the guarantee mark and that of the goldsmith . It should be noted: unlike the knives filled with their silk, the handles of the forks are unclampable, made of solid solid silver. High-end work for this exceptional goldsmith, having regularly offered this rare density and proposition in his creations (see the Louis XIII trilobed model, same technique). The blades of the dinner knives are made of steel with the Cardeilhac logo, while those of the dessert knives are made of stainless steel, allowing contact with acidic foods without them turning black (lemon, vinegar, etc.). Each of the 42 pieces is stamped with the French Minerve 1st Title guarantee mark (950/1000), knife handles included. Hallmarks and/or goldsmith's stamp except on small hors d'oeuvre knives. Micro-scratches from use, excellent condition. Inventory of 42 pieces: .Six Soup Spoons: 542 gr. 21.3 cm. / 8.39 in. .Six Dinner Forks - Dinner Forks: 536 gr. 22.5 cm. / 8.86 in. .Six Table Knives - - Dinner knives, steel blades: 500 gr. 25 cm. / 9.84 in. Steel blade stamped Cardeilhac - Steel blade. Six Dessert-hors-d'oeuvre spoons - Cream spoon: 380 gr. 18 cm. / 7. 09 in. Six Entremet Forks - Hors d'oeuvre - Salad or Dessert forks: 312 gr. 18.5 cm. / 7.28 in. .Six Hors-d'oeuvre Knives - dessert - Dessert Knives, stainless steel blades: 290 gr. 20 cm. / 7.87 in. .Six Coffee Spoons - Dessert - Coffee or dessert spoon: 172 gr. 14.6 CM. / 5.75 in. Total weight of solid silver & Silver Filled Minerva 2732 gr. Solid silver weight - Sterling silver weight: 1,942 gr.