Antique French Sterling Silver & Mother of Pearl 12pc 8" Dessert Knife Set, Box Jacques-Louis David Very very few girls were

Very very few girls were taught the fine arts

In that time

I'm sure there are silversmith marks somewhere there but our photographer didn't find a clean enough shot of them

This is one half of a set of 2 buckles (we do not have the other half

Antique French Sterling Silver & Mother of Pearl 12pc 8" Dessert Knife Set, Box Jacques-Louis David Very very few girls wereGorgeous antique French Napoleon III era sterling silver 8" dessert, luncheon or entremet sized knife set with elegant solid mother of pearl handles, engraved "MD" monograms and beautifully ornate stylized Neo Gothic style silver caps & collars! As elegant as can be, very French with the pearl & silver, the blades are all hallmarked and date from 1838 (Minerva hallmark) to the late 1800s. The caps & collars on the handles bear no hallmarks but they're