"Canteen Of Cutlery Empire, Solid Silver, Wolfers Brussels, Complete For 12 People"
Magnificent and very refined Empire style cutlery set in solid silver, made in the famous Wolfers workshops in Brussels. The design of this model and its first production date from the end of the nineteenth century. Given its great success, the Wolfers firm has never stopped manufacturing it. This set dates from after 1942. The set is executed in the purest Empire style with its typical knives with their rectangular rather than round handles. Weight of silver : grams. Knifes' weight: grams.
In total it contains :
12 table knives
12 table forks
12 soup spoons
12 first course or desert forks
12 first course or cheese knives
12 first course or desert spoons
12 fish forks
12 fish knives
12 oyster forks
10 cake forks
12 coffee or smaller desert spoons
12 ice cream spoons
12 moka or demi tasse spoons
7 serving pieces
161 pieces in total
Weight of the silver pieces 7155 grammes
Weight of the knives 1740 grammes