H. Lapeyre - Birth Baptism Box Covered Timpani Eggcup Sterling Silver Vermeil

Henri Lapeyre - Goldsmith manufacturer. 49, rue Meslay in Paris Insculpation in 1895. Guaranteed Minerve 1st Title 950/1000. The timpani: Height - Height: 6.6 cm. / 2.6 in. - 82 g. .The egg cup: Height - Height: 5.5 cm. / 2. 17 in. - 36 g. .The Egg Spoon: Length - Lenght: 12.8 cm. / 5.04 in. - 14 g. .The Fork: Length - Lenght: 18.8 cm. / 7. 4 in. - 54 g. .The Spoon: Length - Lenght: 18.8 cm. / 7. 4 in. - 54 g. Sterling silver weight - Solid silver weight: 240 Gr. (the five Pieces). Box included: 685 gr. .Presented in its original case, superb birth or christening set in solid silver and vermeil. It includes a child's cup, an egg cup with its specific egg spoon, as well as a cutlery (fork and spoon). This very beautiful model is worked, for the two shaped pieces, on a base united with attributes in the style of Marie-Antoinette, such as these ribbon knots which form friezes in garlands, flowered with a repoussé decoration, light and springlike. . The spatulas of the cutlery, taken from the model around crossed torches, are endowed with a remarkable carving; beaded acanthus leaves on the buttons of the spoons and forks, the tops of the stems dressed in a fine leafy collar... This delightful adornment, intended as a present, for the first years of a child, attracts the eye with its elegant beauty and delicate as well as generous. The set is in excellent condition, the vermeil still very present inside the egg cup, more faded for the timpani. Micro-scratches and micro-marks of use. Maker's mark and guarantee mark Minerva 1st T. (950) stamped on each of the pieces. The box is worn and stained on the outside but the interior sheathing remains in very good and clean condition, the clasp in used condition.