PARIS: CARDEILHAC CHRISTOFLE, BETWEEN 1951 AND 1972 In its wooden chest with four drawers lined with brown felt and equipped with a key, a substantial 925°/°° silver flatware set, consisting of 103 silver pieces, supplemented by 13 metal pieces. Shell-pattern design, unnumbered, with a rimmed spoon. 1st drawer: - 12 place settings (12 spoons and 12 forks), - 12 table knives with steel blades, marked CARDEILHAC France 2nd drawer: - 12 fish place settings (12 forks and 12 knives), - 12 oyster forks, - 1 fish serving set, 3rd drawer: - 12 metal cake forks stamped “CHRISTOFLE,” - 12 small spoons, - 12 cheese knives with steel blades, marked “CARDEILHAC France,” - 1 metal cake server, matching the set, with the blade marked “Christofle France,” 4th drawer: - 1 ladle, - 1 stew spoon and 1 stew fork, - 1 salad server Net weight: 5,460 g - gross weight: 7,498 g CHRISTOFLE acquired the CARDEILHAC business in 1951 and integrated it into the company. The minerva engraved on the cutlery in this set bears the letter A, indicating the year when the silver fineness was reduced from 950°/°° to 925°/°°.