Émile PUIFORCAT Important set of Renaissance-style silver household utensils, the three-lobed spatula decorated with scrolls and fleurs-de-lis, figured and finely engraved with ribbon-shaped letters, comprising thirty large spoons, seventy-two large forks, twenty-four dessert knives, spoon and vermeiled fork, seventy-one large knives with silver handles and stainless steel blades, twenty-four dessert knives with silver handles and stainless steel blades, one fish serving knife with silver handles, silver blade and silver fork, one fruit or syrup ladle with vermeil spoon, two cream ladles. Minerve First Title Master-smith : Émile PUIFORCAT Weight of silver pieces : 10 396 g Gross weight of the fish service cutlery: 339 g Gross weight of the knives with silver handles: 6,425 g Total gross weight: 17,160 g ML In used condition, slight settling of some knife handle bases, minor rust stains on the bolster of the knives, wear to the vermeil. The whole in an oak case with brass spandrels and retractable handles containing four and a half removable trays and two half fixed trays. Missing escutcheon and split, fabric fastener on trays missing 220 pieces