Master silversmiths Jules PIAULT, rue Turbigo in Paris (acti - Lot 106

Master silversmiths Jules PIAULT, rue Turbigo in Paris (active from 1856 to 1887) & Gustave LEROY & Cie, 1896-1897. Important silver menagère (hallmark: Minerve), model with scalloped filets, flowers and foliage figured "C.J" including : - Eighteen place settings. - Twelve dessert sets. - Eighteen table knives with ivory handles and steel blades. - Eighteen ivory-handled fish forks. - Seventeen dessert knives with ivory handles and silver blades. - Fifteen dessert knives with ivory handles and steel blades. - Stew server. - Sauce spoon. - Sprinkling spoon. A total of 132 pieces. Presented in its original case with brass swivel handle numbered "CJ", the inside of the lid stamped Maison Jules PIAULT, Paris. Net silver weight: 4654 gr. Gross weight : 5271 gr. Handle glued back to a table knife. Note: Specimen containing ivory of Elephantidae spp (I/A) pre-Convention, prior to July 1, 1947 and therefore compliant with EC Regulation 388/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc, and prior to July 1, 1975 and therefore compliant with the French decrees of August 16, 2016 and May 4, 2017. Please note that if you are leaving the European Union, you will need to obtain a CITES re-export permit, which is the responsibility of the future buyer.