Antique French Sterling Silver 5pc Meat Carving & Salad Serving Set, Ornate Guilloche Style Handles armoire An exquisite example of 200

An exquisite example of 200 year old silk embroidery samplers

and seems to me that thick metal would keep soup nicely warm

Loads of hand applied gold trim and rocailles of 'seaweed' like edge decoration around the outer perimeter of the top

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Antique French Sterling Silver 5pc Meat Carving & Salad Serving Set, Ornate Guilloche Style Handles armoire An exquisite example of 200Fabulous antique French Napoleon III era sterling silver 5pc meat & salad serving set including 13" carving knife, 11" fork with stag or deer figure, gigot and 11" fork & spoon salad service pair! Beautiful, thick hexagonal handles with guilloche style engraved decoration and acanthus caps & collars (viroles). The French Minerve or MInerva hallmark on all handles, 1st titre designating . 950 silver content (95% pure so higher than the . 925 standard