Antique French Sterling Silver & Ebony 16pc Dessert or Entremet Knife Set, 1820s Bru as is papered interior lining

as is papered interior lining

16 Boulevard du Temple

but the interior lip of the needle case is damaged (see images)

but this is how they came to us

All the gold portions are both tested and are marked with the control mark for 18k gold

Antique French Sterling Silver & Ebony 16pc Dessert or Entremet Knife Set, 1820s Bru as is papered interior liningAbsolutely gorgeous & rare antique French Louis XVIII, Charles X to Louis Philippe era . 800 (nearly sterling) silver bladed dessert, luncheon or entremet sized knife set with elegant ebony or ebonized wood handles, silver inlaid carthoche and seashell style silver caps & collars! This was actually a set of eighteen, one has gone missing over their 200 or so years of existence leaving only 17pc so we just rounded down to a complete service for sixteen