Suite Of Twelve Russian-style Tea Or Coffee Spoons By The Goldsmith Boyer-callot, Vermeil, 19th Century

Twelve teaspoons, Russian handle, spoons chiselled with leafy motifs, the handle ending in a plume.

Solid silver plated with gold.

Hallmarks

French mark Minerve 2e titre (solid silver 800/1000).

Master goldsmith's mark BC surrounding a crowned chalice, for BOYER-CALLOT.

Weight, 0.335 pounds (152 grams).

These spoons are both simple and very original and refined, taking advantage of the particular shape of the handle "à la Russe" in order to take up the structure and iconography of a fan.The plume-shaped finial is unusual, especially with such finesse of processing.

High definition photographs can be provided on request.


BOYER-CALLOT

BOYER-CALLOT is a goldsmith in Paris at 30 rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie, then at 42 rue des Francs-Bourgeois.He registered his mark on 13 September 1865.
BOYER-CALLOT offers a large assortment of silverware, from classic to the latest novelty, including patented works of art.


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