Boin-taburet: Set Of Twelve Silver-gilt Knives, Steel Blade / Gilt Silver. C1900 St Louis XVI

Magnificent set of twelve knives by the Boin-Taburet silversmiths.

The handles are made of filled silver-gilt. They are decorated at the ends with shells, joined by strong scrollwork and acanthus leaf trim.
They are numbered. Three knives have a different engraving.

Six knives have steel blades, six have silver-gilt blades.
All blades are marked, in full, "Boin-Taburet."

The silver-gilt handles and blades are hallmarked:
. Minerva, 1st grade, before 1973 for 950/°° silver.
. Silversmith's mark: H frères et Cie with a stool.

The Boin Taburet company was founded in 1880 by the partnership of jeweler Emile Taburet and antique dealer Georges Boin, his son-in-law. The quality of the company's work, which is reflected in our box, was recognized at the World's Fairs of 1878 and 1889.
In 1900, Georges Boin partnered with the silversmith Henri under the name "Boin et Henry Orfèvres," and the company changed its name again in 1906 to "Henry Frères et Cie."

A very elegant set of cheese and fruit knives by a leading silversmith at the turn of the 20th century.

21 cm for the steel blade knives
287.24 grams for six

20.5 cm for the silver-gilt blade knives
322 grams for six

Very good condition. Minor scratches from use. Traces of oxidation on the steel blades.

Hand delivery in Paris or insured Colissimo shipping.
France: €15
Europe: €20
Worldwide: €35