SET OF 12 SPOONS AND A SIFTER SPOON IN A TEA COFFRET - MADE OF VERMEIL - HALLMARK TO THE VIEILLARD - 1819-1838 - FRENCH 1ST RESTAURATION PERIOD Antique tea coffret including 12 coffee spoons and a sprinkle spoon. Of vermeil Very dainty chiselled sifter spoon. Shell shaped, with its deep ribs All spoons are ornamented with vine branchesOriginal coffret to the form of the items, in embossed leather Hallmark to the 'Vieillard 1st title'. This is the hallmark used in France for the control of silver 950/1000, between 1819 and 1838(Equivalent in quality to british sterling silver) Presence of the hallmark 'grosse garantie Paris ', used between 1819 and 1838 aswell Silversmith's hallmark: Initials AV, in a lozenge Excellent condition, very beautiful vermeil, with no erasures of the gold on silverSifter spoon: 21.5 cm in lenght Spoons: 14 cm Net weight : 280 grams.
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