A hard to find 171-piece antique French .950 solid silver flatware set for 18 by renowned Paris Silmersmiths Puiforcat including 18 dinner forks, 18 dinner knives, 18 large spoons, 18 fish forks, 18 fish knives, 18 deset forks, 18 desert of cheese knives, 18 entremet spoons, 18 tea/cofee spoons, two sets of fish serving knife and fork, two laddles, two gravy spoons and a sugar tongue. All pieces marked with the Mercury ( with number 1 on the left for first grade 950/1000 silver purity) hallmark for French export silver and the maker's mark " EP" for Emile Puiforcat. Circa 1900-1910.
Gross weight: 10,416g
Weight (excluding all the dinner and butter knifes with stainless steel blades): 7869g
Weight of the dinner and desert/cheese knives only ( silver handles and stainless steel blades): 2547g

Very good used condition, with very minor dents and surface scratches, easily polisheable