Object Description
A magnificent and extensive French first standard silver service of plates.
French first standard silver has a millesimal fineness of 950 purity slightly higher that sterling which is 925.
All the plates are of shaped form, except the under / charger plates which are of circular form . The rims are embellished with a stunning guilloche pattern and the centres engraved with the Martignone coat of arms.
The service is comprised of:
24 Dinner Plates
24 Soup Plates
24 Under / Charger Plates
The whole service is made in c. 1890 by Emile Puiforcat of Paris and is engraved with the coat of arms of Count and Countess Martignone of Milan, Italy.
They are all fitted into seven boxes.
Dimensions & Weights :
24 Dinner Plates, 9.75 inches, 24.6 cm ; weight 508 troy oz
24 Soup Plates , 9.75 inches , 24.6 cm; weight 508 troy oz.
24 Under/Charger circular Plates , 11 inches , 28 cm; weight 640 troy oz.
Price for all 72 pieces is £93,300.
We would be prepared to split them into smaller quantities in units of 24 or 12 – for example 24 Dinner Plates -£27,500 , 24 Soup Plates-£27,500, 24 Under/Charger Plates-£38,000
The quality and weight are as good as one would expect from such an important silversmith as Emile Puiforcat and the condition is superb.