Twelve French Belle Epoque Silver and Silverplate Oyster Forks

ca. 1900, by Ravinet & d'Enfert, Paris, in the Louis XV rococo taste, the handles French first standard (.950) silver, the shank and tines silverplate, presented in a case (not original) with claret satin and velvet interior and gilt-stamped brown leather exterior, the interior lid gilt stamped with the retailer's mark of Lagier of St. Chamond, Loire.
forks l. 6"; case 1-3/4" x 13-1/4" x 6-1/2"

**In reasonably good condition with some bumps on the pitch-filled handles, but nothing severe. All fittings well-seated and secure, no losses to the silverplate elements. No monograms or removals. Each marked (on the handle) with the French first standard "Minerva" head and Ravinet & d'Enfert maker's mark (overstruck by the Minerva on some); the tines marked with the Ravinet & d'Enfert silverplate mark. The case - which is fitted for teaspoons, not forks - has some abrasions and losses on the exterior, but the interior is intact and clean, and the hinges and latch functional.