Puiforcat: Sterling Silver Flatware Set Fer De Lance Pattern Mother-of-pearl Knives - 37 Pieces

Exceptional solid silver flatware set by PUIFORCAT in the rare "Fer de Lance" pattern. The set is composed of 12 large table cutlery sets (12 forks and 12 spoons), its large ladle, to which is added 12 table knives, for a total of 37 pieces. Applied monogram to the table cutlery. The table knives have mother-of-pearl handles, silver ferrules and tips, and metal blades signed "BOIN-TABURET". Minerva hallmarks 1st Grade (.950), PUIFORCAT Master Goldsmith hallmark for the large ladle and hallmarks for the cutlery set by the Master Goldsmith reseller LANGUEDOCQ who overprinted the Puiforcat hallmark with his own and affixed his signature in full on the edges. Knives presented in a box lined with anti-oxidant fabric.
This exceptional 37-piece flatware set is in excellent condition, revised and cleaned by our goldsmith, and only micro-scratches from use to note. A pure marvel to discover through the attached photos ....
This pattern is referenced several times in Mr David Allan's reference work listing the most beautiful models of cutlery from 19th century French goldsmithing.

Length / Weight Table Forks : 21.5 cm / 1050.4 g
Length / Weight Table Spoons : 21.8 cm / 970.8 g
Length / Weight of large Ladle :  33.7 cm / 237.8 g
Length / Gross weight Table Knives : 25.1 cm / 737.2 g
Total Weight of 37-Pièce Set : 2996.2 grams