Vintage French Silver Plate Flatware Set. Vintage French flatware set is designed in the. Period by the celebrated designer. The set consists of ten soup spoons, ten dinner forks, a ladle, a serving spoon or. And a coffee spoon. All pieces bear the makers mark consisting of the initials O. Surrounding the figure of a knight from a chess set. Each piece, except for the coffee spoons, is stamped with the makers marks of the famous. In Paris the name. Written in block letters and the initials O. Surrounding the images of a bee and a scale surmounted by four stars. The mark on the forks and spoons also contains the number indicating the silver content in grams 90 gr. The coffee spoon bears the name. In a rectangle below the makers mark which is made up of the letters M and A. Surrounding the image of a rams head and another mark with the silver content in grams 18 gr. Due to age and use, these pieces shows scratches and signs of wear, the serving spoons exhibits a few tiny dark spots, the forks show loss of the silver plating in the back of the tines, a few tines of the forks are slightly twisted and the ladle has a dent on the right side visible on the pictures. Please refer to the detailed photos on this page. Length of the forks & spoons. Inches (20.50 cm). Length of the ladle. 12 ½ inches (32 cm). Length of the serving spoon. 10 ¼ inches (26 cm). Length of the coffee spoon. 5 ½ inches (14 cm). 4.73 pounds 2145 gr. These charges are the buyers responsibility. We try to describe all items as fully as possible, but it is impossible to describe every aspect of an object. We give the history of an object to the best of our abilities, but we may make mistakes. Please look at our photos. And see more beautiful examples of French silver. The item “Vintage French Silver Plate Flatware Set Christofle Cirta Saïgon Art Deco 23 pcs” is in sale since Saturday, November 12, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Silverplate\Flatware & Silverware”. The seller is “jerrymartel” and is located in Paris. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Composition: Silverplate
- Maker: Christofle
- Age: 1937-1950
- Type: Flatware – Sets
- Pattern: Cirta / Saïgon
- Length of the forks & spoons: 8 inches (20.50 cm)
- Length of the ladle: 12 ½ inches (32 cm)
- Length of the serving spoon: 10 ¼ inches (26 cm)
- Length of the coffee spoon: 5 ½ inches (14 cm)
- Total weight: 4.73 pounds (2145 gr.)
- Brand: Christofle