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18th - 19th C French, European Antiques & Art: Porcelain, Silver, Faience, Boxes, Bronze, Drawings
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$599 USDAntique French Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Risler & Carre c. 1900
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A beautiful French silver coffee pot with carved wood handle, created by Risler & Carre, a Tetard successor! The pot bears two Minerve I guarantee marks (on the pot and lid) for .950 silver, which is purer than sterling (.925); plus the hallmark of Risler & Carre, who commenced trading in 1899 at 16, rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, Paris. Risler & Carre is also stamped on the underside. The pot weighs in at 510 grams, a nice weight with plenty of stability. Please see the large images for ...
$3,995 USDAntique 19th C French Sterling Silver Flatware Set w Fish Service 76 Pcs.
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A beautiful French silver service decorated with acanthus leaves, Paris c. 1893. There are 52 pieces in solid silver, plus 24 silver-plated knives. Included is a full fish service for twelve. (See the complete list of pieces below.) All but the knives are marked with the Minerve I for .950 silver purity (purer than sterling), plus the maker's mark for Regina BENVENISTI, who traded at 8 rue Martel, Paris, from October 1893 (the word 'Ascanio' and her initials below). Most pieces are monogrammed ...
$1,695 USDMaison ODIOT Antique French Sterling Silver Tea Pot Teapot Rococo Heavy!
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A magnificent teapot from the world-famous House of Odiot of Paris, circa 1894 - 1906. The deep and finely chased decoration dazzles with its rococo elements, borrowed from the period of Louis XV, including acanthus leaves, shells, and various c-scrolls, and is punctuated by a finial of leaves and a Marguerite flower on the lid. The pot stands atop four fluted feet; and the handle retains its ivory heat insulators. The Minerve I fineness guarantee for .950 silver (purer than sterling's .925) is ...
$1,250 USDARMORIAL Antique French Sterling Silver Tea and Hot Water or Coffee Pot
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A rare and splendid French royal set of silver teapot and coffee or hot water pot, each bearing the crest of a French Marquis... a nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count. The pots are of heavy .950 silver in the best of French tradition. Each one is beautifully decorated with acanthus leaves and stylized crossed ribbons binding sheaths of wheat, a very popular neo-classical motif from the reign of Louis XVI. The handles are especially decorative, with applied rosettes and ...
Silver:Antique:Sterling:Vermeil:Flatware
NEW PHOTOS COMING SOON! This is really a gorgeous set. A fabulous large flatware service in French vermeil (18k or 22k gold on silver). It is so rare to find such a complete set, still intact after a hundred years! There are pieces for the first course (entremet) and for salad, fruit and dessert courses! Included are charming shell-form dessert spoons, and the tart server bears a delightful music trophy. Each piece is decorated in the Louis XVI style with wrapped ribbons. And no monograms! Total ...
$1,295 USDAntique French Silver and Ebony CARVING SET and STEAK KNIVES c. 1820
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A wonderful set of early nineteenth-century French, dinner-size knives with their matching carving set! Dating to circa 1820, the set is all original and comes in its original case. There are ten knives (two missing of an original 12), plus the fabulous carving knife and carving fork. The handles are ebony or ebonized wood, beautifully mounted with solid silver. The knives retain their original carbon steel blades, which makes them ideal for steak knives: carbon steel blades are much easier to ...
$399 USDAntique French VERMEIL Gold Sterling Silver & Glass Decanter Carafe
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A French vermeil (18k - 22k gold on silver) wine decanter for the dinner table, from Maison Risler-Carre. The body is etched and gilded with a label for white wine from the Moselle (Mosel). You don't see many decanters especially for wines, so this is special! The stopper and base are each stamped with the French Minerve I guarantee for .950 silver, which is purer than sterling. The base also bears the name Risler-Carre and the diamond-shaped lozenge with their hallmark. The firm was active in ...
Silver:Antique:Sterling:Vermeil:Flatware
A magnificent and rare set of 12 antique French pearl and vermeil knives in the oh, so very hard-to-find table or dinner size, 9 1/2 inches long, all, with their original steel blades and tucked in their original fitted presentation box! A rare and fabulous set! The knives were retailed by jeweler, Thomas Bijoutier, Nimes, France. Created in the early 19th century (c. 1820) with handles of mother of pearl and tips and ferrules of vermeil (18k gold over silver, probably sterling), each knife also ...
$495 USDSet French Ebony & Sterling Silver 10 in. Dinner Knives w Stainless Blades 7 pc
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A fine set of antique French knives with sterling silver ferules and stainless steel blades! Silver mounted, ebony or ebonized wood handles. Versatile style. Especially nice complement to Empire and Napoleon III flatware in particular. It's quite rare to find an antique set in the large dinner size, let alone, with clean blades! Length c. 10 in. (25.5 cm) Excellent condition. Just a couple of tight hairlines in the wood handles, which is to be expected of this kind of antique knife. Not ...
$650 USDPUIFORCAT Antique French Sterling Silver Bowl Laurel & Pearls Border
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A lovely 19th century French silver bowl by the famed house of Puiforcat! It is beautifully rimmed with a laurel wreath and a border of pearls. The bowl is a perfect size for serving salad, vegetables or bread. The underside of the bowl bears the Minerve I guarantee for .950 silver (purer than sterling's .925); plus the hallmark for Emil Puiforcat, E pen knife E, who traded at 18 rue Chaponin, Paris, from 1857. Silver weight 352 grams (11.32 ozt.) See photos for measurements. The bowl is in good ...
$295 USDFINE Antique French PUIFORCAT Sterling Vermeil Silver Gilt & Crystal Perfume Bottle Flask
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A rare 19th century flacon à sels (for smelling salts or perfume) from the prestigious French silversmith, Puiforcat, in fluted crystal and vermeil (gilding over silver). The underside of the base bears the Puiforcat hallmark, "E penknife P" for Emil Puiforcat, active at 18 rue Chaponin, Paris, from 1857. The beautiful cut crystal is probably Baccarat. They did a lot of crystal items for Puiforcat. Height c. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.); Diameter at shoulder c. 1 1/4 in. (3 cm.) Other hallmarks on the ...
$2,595 USDAntique French Sterling Silver TETARD & CARDEILHAC Covered Bowl Tureen Ecuelle Quaich
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A beautifully engraved 19th century French silver ecuelle or small tureen in the 18th century quaich style! The bowl is large enough to use as a vegetable server (legumier), if desired. The lid is profusely decorated with rococo shells (coquilles), acanthus leaves, c-curves and more, topped by an elaborate knopf or finial. The handles are exquisitely pierced or reticulated, featuring a pair of bow ribbons from which are suspended a sprig of leaves with pea pods (or bean). The front of the bowl ...
$795 USDAntique French Genuine Ivory and Silver Knife Set c 1845
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Everyone's favorite - a beautiful set of eleven, 19th century ivory, dessert knives with silver ferrules (likely sterling) in the form of acanthus leaves! Blades are silver and bear the Minerve 2 mark for .800 silver (almost sterling), plus the maker's mark for the prestigious silversmith (cutler), Jules Piault (Robert Linzeler successor), who began trading at 293 rue Saint-Denis in Paris, in 1845. Piault received awards at the Universal Exhibitions in London 1862 and Paris 1867. He was a member ...
Silver:Antique:Sterling:Flatware
A beautiful set of six French cheese or dessert knives with gorgeous mother of pearl handles and blades of silver! (The blades for cheese and dessert knives were made of silver while those for fruit knives were made of steel, to prevent deterioration of the blade by acidic fruits.) Each handle also bears a silver shield and ferrule, most likely sterling though not marked. The blades on all of the knives are stamped with the (pre- Minerve) Vieillard mark used in the provinces, 1819 - 1838; the ...
$250 USD19th C Antique French Sterling Silver and Brass ASPARAGUS Server
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A large and heavy asparagus server from late 19th century France! The handle is sterling (filled), and the scoop is nicely etched brass. The handle bears a Minerve 1 guarantee for .950 silver purity. There seems to be no maker's mark. The handle is decorated with a shell motif, similar to fiddle, thread and shell. The brass is etched in an ornate style we associate with the Napoleon III and Victorian periods. Length of the server is just under 10 inches. Total weight is 147 grams. Excellent ...
$995 USDSUPERB Set 12 Antique French EBONY KNIVES w SILVER Blades - Vieillard c. 1819 -1838 Boxed
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A set of twelve French ebony or ebonized knives with (probably sterling) silver ferrules and blades, circa 1819-38, in their original box. These charmers would have been used for cheese or dessert. Nine of the blades are hallmarked Vieillard 2, for .800 silver, almost sterling; plus the large Garantie mark for the provinces, departement 81 - Vendée (on the Atlantic Ocean, south of Brittany); and one of two makers marks, BC and FD, both with a dot above and below the initials, suggesting they ...
$395 USDAntique French Sterling Silver SOUP LADLE c. 1824 Large & Heavy!
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A fine French silver soup ladle in the filets violons (fiddle and thread) pattern, circa 1824-38. This is a very heavy one and quite large at c. 14 inches long and 283 grams. The spoon bears the French Vieillard fineness mark for .950 silver (purer than sterling), used 1819 - 1838; the large Paris guarantee and the makers mark for Charles-Solomon Mahler who traded at 21 cour du Harlay and 9 cour de la Ste-Chapelle, Paris, from 1824. Excellent condition with appropriate signs of age, but no ...
$750 USDAntique French Sterling Silver TEASPOONS Boxed Set 12
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A nice, boxed set of French silver tea or coffee spoons in the filets violon pattern (fiddle and thread). They bear the French Minerve mark for .950 purity silver, which is purer than sterling; plus the maker's mark for F. Nicoud. Silver weight 8.75 ozt., 272 grams. Length c. 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) Very good condition. Just some signs of greater wear on one spoon. Wonderful patina!
SOLDSOLD Antique French Sterling Silver Rococo Style Coffee or Tea Pot & Creamer by Fray Fils c. 1875
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A lovely French silver coffee or tea pot and creamer in the rococo style, by the master silversmiths, Fray Fils, c. 1875, Paris! The creamer is lined with vermeil (18-22k gold over silver). The lid and the top border of the pot feature a raised, ruffle motif. A rose with leaves stands pertly on top of the lid. The handles and spout are beautifully curved and "wrapped" with foliage. The creamer is similarly decorated. The pot and creamer each stand on four curved feet surmounted by cartouches and ...
Silver:Antique:Sterling:Flatware
An interesting set of 11 French armorial silver spoons in their original box, from the legendary house of Puiforcat! The armorial coat of arms features three acorns within a shield. The spoons are decorated in the popular crossed ribbons style of the Louis XVI period. Each one bears the French Minerve I mark, guaranteeing the finest quality of silver, .950, purer than sterling; and the maker's mark for Emile Puiforcat, who traded at 18 rue Chapon, Paris, from 1857. Length c. 5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) ...
SOLDSOLD Antique French or Viennese Austrian Enamel Silver Chatelain Scent Perfume Bottle Flacon Flask
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An exquisite enamel perfume flacon, with a chain and ring for a chatelaine, either French or Austrian, with superb decoration, circa second half, 19th century! Portrayed are two tiny lady figures beside a garden wall, within a mountain landscape. Such delicate workmanship was very difficult to do in enamel! This is clearly the work of a master. The workmanship on the silver, including on the chain, is also very nicely done. The bottle still has its little stopper. Dimensions without chain: c. 2 ...
$1,795 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING Antique Continental Silver Confiturier Drageoir Urn Covered Bowl w Tremolierstrich !
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A magnificently hand-crafted, Dutch chestnut vase (for roasted chestnuts at Christmas!) or German sugar box (similar in design to a French confiturier or drageoir), circa 1789-1818, complete with its cover and glass liner! The silver stand is decorated in the neo-classical taste of the early French Empire period, with the addition of charming rosettes in medallions above the palmettes and laurel leaves. The handles are bright-cut. The lid is topped with a floral finial. A monogram DHD is found ...
SOLDSOLD Antique French Sterling Silver Empire Carving Set with SWANS !
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Everybody loves the swan motifs on French silver flatware, originally made famous by Napoleon during the Empire period; and this carving set is especially nice! There are deeply cut, highly detailed, large swans on each side of the base of each handle, along with the traditional palmettes of the period, in the same quality, at the top of the handles. The knife blade is a wonderful old carbon steel one, in excellent condition. A carbon steel blade can be much more easily sharpened... and much ...
SOLDSOLD Fine 19th C Antique French Sterling CRUET SET .950 Silver Louis XVI
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A very fine French silver, oil and vinegar, cruet set in the Louis XVI taste. It includes its two original, hand-cut cruet bottles (carafes) with their original sterling stoppers, with a number 18 still visible on one of the crystal stopper ends. Each piece of the silver is marked (7 times) with the Minerve 1 hallmark, guaranteeing the finest quality of silver, .950, which is purer than sterling (.925). The maker's mark is partially defaced and thus illegible. The elegant decoration on the ...
SOLDSOLD 1847 DEBAIN Paris, Important Antique French Sterling Silver Tureen w Cover 19th Century
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An important 19th century silver soupiere (covered tureen) from France, created by the renowned Paris master silversmith, Alphonse Debain, whose successors (apprentices) were Puiforcat, Henin and Caron! The tureen has been superbly well hallmarked. It bears the French Minerve I mark (on the applied finial, the lid and twice on the body) for the finest grade of silver, .950, which is purer than sterling; plus the maker's mark for Alphonse Debain (on the applied leaves with finial, on the lid and ...
SOLDSOLD Fine 4 Pc Antique French Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Service Set TETARD 1874 grams
Silver:Antique:Sterling:Holloware:Tea And Coffee
A wonderful, very high-quality, four-piece tea service in thick and heavy silver with carved (rosewood?) handles and carved knopfs, from the renowned French silversmiths, Tetard Freres of Paris! A very fine old set, in the best of French tradition. Maison Tetard was as important as Puiforcat in its day and had a long history of exceptional silver smithing and gold medals won at 19th century world fairs. Their work is renowned for its elegant sculptural forms, as shown in this set. A well ...
SOLDSOLD FROMENT-MEURICE Antique French ARMORIAL Sterling Silver Coffee Pot w Birds 1833 - 1853
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An extraordinary, Armorial coffee pot by France's most celebrated silversmith of the Romantic Period, François Desiré FROMENT MEURICE! FD Froment-Meurice was the leading silversmith to the court of Louis-Philippe. He won many awards at Universal Exhibitions and his works are exhibited in museums worldwide. He received numerous royal commissions across Europe and was lauded by important literary figures of his time, such as Balzac, Gautier and Hugo. Victor Hugo compared him to Cellini and ...
SOLDSOLD 3 Pc. PUIFORCAT French Sterling Silver Empire Tea or Coffee Set
Silver:Antique:Sterling:Holloware:Tea And Coffee
A beautiful tea or coffee service in the Empire style, from the prestigious Parisian silversmith Émile PUIFORCAT! The handles of the coffee pot and creamer are ebony. The sugar and creamer have vermeil (gold on silver) interiors. Each piece bears the French Minerve I mark, used from 1838 for the highest standard of silver, .950 (which is purer than sterling); and the hallmark of Emile Puiforcat, who began trading in 1857, at 18 rue Chapon, Paris. Total weight 1730 grams (61.02 oz., 55.62 troy oz ...
Silver:Antique:Sterling:18th Century:Flatware
Extremely Rare! An original, intact set of late-18th century crested French silver flatware! The pattern is "Fiddle and Thread." (In French, it is called "Filets Violons.") Each piece is original to the service (ménagère, cantine or service)! This is NOT an assemblage of different makers and dates, which one typically sees on groups of silverware of this age. Finding such an old set intact is next to miraculous! Notably for the history buffs, the set was created during the latter part of the ...
Silver:Antique:Sterling:18th Century:Flatware
A glorious set of French armorial silver ( .950 ) flatware dating to the mid - 18th century, Louis XV, pre-Revolution period! Since most of France's silver was melted down during the Revolution (1789), finding a matching set of 18th century French flatware is a very rare find! What's more, each piece, with the exception of one spoon has the same armorial crest, presumably from the same aristocratic family. Holding up the crest is a pair of unicorns. Above it is the crown of a Marquis. At the ...
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