QUEILLE - Lot 213

QUEILLE Large Louis XV-style silver and vermeil (gold on silver) menagère with 79 pieces (dinner service, entremets-desserts service and serving pieces) decorated with foliage, scrolls and flowers. The set is housed in a wooden case with brass side handles and pieces arranged on 4 levels / trays lined with anti-oxidant fabric. The fruit knives, like the hors d'oeuvres set, are entirely in silver (forged silver handles and silver tips/blades). Minerve hallmarks 1st title (.950). Hallmarks of the prestigious master silversmith: QUEILLE (hallmark with the initials "PQ" and an antique oar), known for having made most of Gustave ODIOT's menagères, for whom he was the main supplier. Composition : Length / Weight of 12 large table forks: 20.5 cm / 1037.2 gr Length / Weight of 12 large table spoons: 21.1 cm / 985.2 gr Length / Weight of 12 coffee spoons: 14.4 cm / 327.4 gr Length / Weight of 12 dessert forks: 17.5 cm / 632.8 gr Length / Weight of 12 dessert spoons: 18.4 cm / 662.8 gr Length / Weight of 12 fruit knives: 20.1 cm / 475.8 gr Length / Weight of pair of sugar spoons: 21,3 cm / 158,4 gr Length / Weight Weight of pair of large cream spoons: 20.7 cm / 151.2 gr Length / Weight of hors d'oeuvres service (3 pieces): 18.1 to 19.3 cm / 131.2 gr Total gross weight: 4562 grams.