Meissen Porcelain And Vermeil Cutlery Set Dating From The 18th Century

Set of six pieces of Meissen porcelain and vermeil cutlery in an embossed leather case with beige chamois interior.

The box contains:

- Six vermeil three-tine forks with porcelain handles decorated with a polychrome floral motif. Each vermeil part has two small foreign hallmarks (discharge or control: one representing an ear of corn and the other a lizard or a salamander).

- Six gilt-edged knives with porcelain handles with the same designs and hallmarks.

- Six vermeil "filet coquille" model dessert spoons, two of which bear four French hallmarks, two of which are identifiable: charge Paris lettre "A", décharge Paris "Tête de poule" for 1750/56. Traces of the discharge mark on the other spoons. On all six spoons there is a small control mark with the letters "C D" inside, probably Central European.

The set was assembled at the first third of the 19th century in a travelling box monogrammed "K S".

Dimensions (box): width of 23,5 cm x depth of 26,5 cm x height of 5,8 cm.

Germany (Meissen) and France made circa 1750/1760.