Chocolate Cup And Saucer In 950 Sterling Silver, Tallois & Mayence 1880-1885.

Chocolate Cup and Saucer in 950 Sterling Silver, Tallois & Mayence 1880-1885. Impressive and Extraordinary chocolate cup and saucer in 950 sterling silver Minerva 1st. Title. Master Goldsmiths by TALLOIS & MAYENCE. Neo-Renaissance style decorated with a medallion surrounded by foliage surmounting a frieze of frames, decorated with foliage on a fondamati, the handle in Greek. This is an exceptional piece, of high quality manufacturing. Dimensions: - Diameter. Saucer: 16 cm. - Cup, at the rim: 10 cm. - Height of the cup: 8 cm. Tallois Et Mayence: Tallois et Mayence was a very renowned French goldsmith company, active between 1880 and 1907 at 19 boulevard de Strasbourg in Paris. Tallois and Mayence is the result of a partnership between two talented goldsmiths, Paul Tallois and Louis Mayence. Mayence was a great Parisian goldsmith, successor and apprentice of François Nicoud, himself successor to the famous Lavalée.