Elegant Antique French ODIOT Sterling Silver 12pc Table Knife Set, 2pc for SIX architectural Seed pearls signified the tears

Seed pearls signified the tears of the mourner

Unidentified but the sitter is a relatively :) handsome woman with flamboyant hat & large plum

a practice often occurring due to Nicholas the 1st's love of all things French

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Elegant Antique French ODIOT Sterling Silver 12pc Table Knife Set, 2pc for SIX architectural Seed pearls signified the tearsElegant antique French ODIOT hallmarked sterling silver 12pc table knife set, a 2pc place setting or six with classical fluting & "Rubans Crois" or crossed ribbons pattern and original steel blades! The handles are all hallmarked sterling silver, weighted or filled of course but each bears the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark, the tiny number "1" within those marks means they're in . 950 silver (95% pure and so higher than the . 925 standard for