Soufflot : Rare Sterling Silver Art Nouveau "bleeding Heart Flatware Set Knives Mascaron 36pcs

Extraordinary Solid Silver Dessert / Entremet Set from the ART NOUVEAU period in the extremely rare model called "DICLYTRA / Coeur de Marie". Set consisting of 12 Cutlery (12 Forks and 12 Spoons) with a superb Diclytra / Coeur de Marie decoration, with monogrammed handles. Minerva 1st Grade Hallmarks (.950) and Hallmarks of the Master Goldsmiths Henri SOUFFLOT received in 1884. 12 Knives with Mother-of-Pearl handles and silver blades and ferrules decorated with leafy branches and Mascarons are included. The knife blades are also in Silver and bear the Minerva 1st Grade Hallmarks (.950) and the Hallmarks of the Master Goldsmith Robert LINZELER (RL and a crown). Their 2 presentation boxes are included. This extraordinary Flatware Set in the fabulous and rare DICLYTRA pattern is in very good condition, moreover revised and cleaned by our Goldsmith, micro-scratches of use. A pure marvel to discover through the attached photos ...
Do not take into account the reflections on the photos.

Rare model listed on page 363 in the reference book by Mr David Allan "Le Couvert & La Coutellerie de Table" listing the most beautiful models of French Goldsmithing. Model so rare that the author, lacking a piece to photograph, had to be content with reproducing a page from the Catalog of the time of Olier & Caron.

Length / Weight of Forks: 18.2 cm / 589.6 g
Length / Weight of Spoons: 18.4 cm / 627.6 g
Length  / Weight of Knives: 19.7 cm / 471.8 g
Weight of 36pc Flatware Set: 1689 grams
Total Weight with Boxes: 2939.2 grams