Antique late-19th Century French exquisite solid silver dinner service, very large and of heavy gauge. It consists of: five serving oval dishes, four serving round plates, two lidded tureens and two sauceboats. Of traditional shape and decorated with elegant guilloché borders, applied with cast crowned masks above floral garlands, mounted with scrolled acanthus leaf handles and finials. Hallmarked French Silver Minerva (950 standard), Paris, Maker’s mark MON ODIOT (Maison Odiot, founded in 1690 – active til present). bearing various inventory numbers.

Condition: excellent.