TWELVE PIECES OF 925/1000° SILVER CUTLERY in a violin-shaped - Lot 212

TWELVE PIECES OF 925/1000° SILVER CUTLERY in a violin-shaped design with fillets and acanthus leaves, the spatulas decorated with the coat of arms of the Brotty family of Antioch beneath a count’s crown, comprising twelve dinner knives, twelve teaspoons, one cream ladle, and two serving spoons. Minerva hallmark, silversmith Pierre Queillé. Total silver weight: 2998g. Also included are twelve large knives with silver-lined handles and stainless steel blades, five small knives with stainless steel blades, and three small knives with silver blades. Gross weight of the knives: 1,320 gr. Signs of normal wear; variations in the coat of arms. Provenance: Talleyrand-Périgord family, formerly from the collection of the Duchess of Dino, then passed down through the family.