19th Century Louis XV Paillard Freres Sterling Silver Coffee & Tea Set SAMOVAR

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A Stunningly Hand Crafted Masterpiece of the Highest Quality, Unparalleled Workmanship Typically Reserved for the French Aristocracy, Truly Symbolic of Craftsmanship.
This is a magnificent
19th Century Louis XV Paillard Freres Sterling Silver Coffee & Tea
, ca 1880. Pristine condition.
The small Coffee and Tea Service includes a samovar kettle-on-stand, coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar and creamer, scroll decoration, each with cartouche decoration and ornate foot stands; total weight is 1675 grams. The Service bears a distinguished Royal Cross emblem, which adds to its overall beauty. All of the pieces are fully hallmarked with the Paillard Freres marks, P. FRES, these sterling silver pieces feature a second and legally mandatory hallmark representing the head of goddess Minerva, certified by government decree, which attests to the purity of the 950 sterling silver.
Paillard Freres is a sought after silverware which is often purchased as a sound investment; their pieces are offered at sale by the most prestigious auction houses in London and New York.  This magnificent Coffee and Tea Service in the Louis XV Taste was crafted ca.1868-1888 and resembles an outstanding set made by the World's Premier French Silversmith, Emile Puiforcat.  Louis Victor Puiforcat, great collector of ancient silversmith pieces and owner of a particular coffee pot by François Thomas Germain, asked the artisans in his workshop to duplicate the original piece and challenged them to imagine the other elements to form a complete set (tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, etc.). He then baptized the set as the “François Thomas Germain Set” to pay tribute to the famous French silversmith.
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