"Sterling Silver Cutlery Canteen , Cardeilhac, Christofle, Versailles Or Dupleix Model"
Lovely cutlery set in solid silver of the first title (950%) bearing the guarantee hallmarks "with the head of Minerva" and the hallmark of master silversmith of Cardeilhac as well as that of the house Christofle which had taken over the workshops of Cardeilhac from 1951. The model was marketed under several names like "Versailles" and "Dupleix". The service is complete for twelve guests with some missing in the small series like coffee or mocha spoons. In total there are
12 table forks
12 table spoons
12 table knives
12 fish forks
12 fish knives
12 oester forks
12 dessert forks
12 dessert spoons
12 dessert knives
12 ice cream spoons
9cake forks
6 coffee spoons
10 espresso spoons
2 fish serving cutlery
2 stew
1 meat fork
1 ladle soup
1 sauce ladle
151 pieces in total
7250 grams of Sterling silver weight