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| Antique French Silver 4 Piece Hors-D'oeuvre Set - Vital Hygonnet
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Reference: S11358
Period: Edward VII
Year: 1895-1928
Silversmith: Vital Hygonnet
Place: Paris
Price: $ 350.00
Weight: 141 grams
Dimensions: 18-20 cms
Condition: Excellent, perfectly preserved in original box. Box intact with working hinges and clasp, but box is worn and has some damage. All 4 handles are securely fastened.
Description: A beautiful antique French silver 4 piece Hors-Doeuvre serving set, consisting of butter or pate knife, pierced spoon, serving fork and pastry trowel, perfectly preserved in their original box. Both the implements and the handles are 950 grade silver, so higher grade than sterling (925). The matching handles are very ornate in Neoclassical style, the detailed design od architectural elements, scrolls and foliage is raised, so provides extra grip, the detail is superb. Both the spoon and the trowel are finely pierced, and all 4 implements are engraved with scrolls and foliage. All 4 items are hallmarked, both on the blades and the handles, with the French Minerva 1 for 950 grade silver, and diamond makers mark, most of which are poorly struck with only some partially visible, enough is present to see makers mark VH around glaziers diamond (un diamant de vitrier) for Vital Hygonnet, who worked in Paris between 1895 and 1928. Serving sets such as these were very fashionable in France around the turn of the 20th century, they have also been described as servers for appetisers, crudites, pate and foie gras. The velvet and silk box is a bit battered but still intact and functioning, it has done it's job in preserving this beautiful set.
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Antique French Silver 4 Piece Hors-D'oeuvre Set
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French Silver 4 Piece Hors-D'oeuvre Set in original box
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French Minverva and diamond silver makers mark
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French Minerva 1 950 standard hallmark
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French silver original box
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