FRANCE LAST QUARTER OF THE 19th CENTURY In a leather case lined with blue velvet, a child's set consisting of a cup, a large saucer and its silver spoon, partly vermeiled. The set is engraved with nature-inspired motifs in the Japanese style: ducks, chicks, insects, butterflies, water lilies and bamboo. Cyphered B on a rolled parchment and on the case. Minerva hallmark Goldsmith: in a rhombus, goldsmith's hallmark and lettering: TALLOIS & MAYENCE 19, bd de Strasbourg, Paris Net weight: 574 g Tray length: 25 cm - width: 14.6 cm Condition: case in poor condition