1st item: Boxed French .950 1st standard dessert or seafood set with four utensils consisting of 2 pierced bowl spoons, shaped shovel and 3-tine fork, partial maker's marks possibly Henin & Cie, Paris from 1896, 6 1/4" to 6 1/2" L, 4.4 oz troy. Hinged velvet lined box with gallery name "A. Fontaines Havre" on interior. 1 1/2" H x 8 1/4" W x 6" D. 2nd-3rd items: Pair French tablespoons, marks for Paris 1781-1789, fiddle and thread tipts, eagle and crown with scroll monogram on reverse, 8 1/4" L, 5.705 oz troy. 4th item: Austrian ladle with Vienna, 1858 date, 812/1000 fineness hallmarks and "EK" maker's mark to double tipt handle, 12 1/2" L, 6.865 oz troy. 5th item: American George Shiebler & Co. Corinthian pattern sterling silver place spoon, engraved "Robert" on reverse, 7 1/8" L, 1.21 oz troy. Provenance: Private collection, Knoxville, TN. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
1st item: Wear to exterior of box. Sterling in very good condition. Not monogrammed. 2nd-3rd items: Overall very good condition with fleabites to bowls and surface scratches. Monograms on reverse. 4th item: Overall very good condition with 2 monograms on reverse. 5th item: Overall good condition with partially worn marks and minor dents to bowl.