French Napoléon III period custom-made 4-piece set of guilloche sterling silver handle afternoon tea tableware

French Napoléon III period custom-made 4-piece set of guilloche sterling silver handle afternoon tea tableware The French are just slow... because they think the quality of life is more important than anything else~~ Especially the meal time is very long, of course the waiting time is spent chatting, and the table top from the dishes to the cutlery is a good theme, so many exquisite tableware are created. This is a very beautiful and exquisite afternoon tea tableware set. It adopts a guilloché design with exquisite craftsmanship similar to Breguet. It has the signature of the customer in Goethe font. The handle is sterling silver, which is relatively rare in France. The export sterling silver is marked with a charançon (weevil) mark, and the use surface is Silver with a brand mark. The handle is designed with a guilloché pattern, which is called guilloché in French. The pattern looks simple, but it requires very powerful craftsmanship. The production of guilloché pattern requires precise, complex and repeated steps to form such a pattern. Breguet, a world-famous watch This process can be seen on the dial of Breguet. The guillotché process is more difficult to engrave than patterned engraving. It must be chiselled out under a microscope, which takes a long time and consumes a lot of eyesight. This has been done for more than a hundred years. It was far more difficult to make in the past than in modern times. At first glance, this pattern looks like scale-like lines, which are noble and delicate. After hundreds of years, it is rare to complete the set. In the era of great inflation, this kind of precious metal craft antique object is the most valuable collection. This product can be collected and used, killing two birds with one stone. Size: about 19.3~19.4cm Year: 1838～1864 #Comes with four beautiful display carton storage as shown in the picture Busy modern people, why not visit during the holidays to experience how the French lived in the 18th/19th century~ #It is in good condition and can be used normally, but centuries-old antiques will inevitably have historical traces. Please buy it if you can accept it.