GILDING : PAUL TONNELIERS (1882-1889) Minerva mark first title, silver with 950 thousandths. Important menagere, including: 12 Cutlery of table. 12 Cutlery for entremets. 12 Small spoons 12 Cheese knives silver blade and silver handle filled. 1 Cutlery to be cut out silver handle filled. 1 Shovel with fish-silver and silver handle filled. 1 Ladle. 1 Spoon with stew. 1 Sugar tongs. 2 Saltcellars, double, silver and glass interior, white. 1 Asparagus shovel. 1 Handle for leg of lamb. 4 Small salt spoons. Weight 3.365 gr for the weighable pieces. The whole in a chest in blond oak.

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