French 1st Standard Silver Gilt Dessert Service for Eight, Emile Puiforcat, 18 rue Chapon, Paris, mark used from 1857, incl. 8 each dessert forks, knives and spoons, knife l. 7 7/8 in.; total wt. (weighable) 27.55 troy ozs. (24 pcs.) Provenance: The Estate of Caroline P. Ireland.

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