Set of three tablespoons and three forks of fiddle thread pattern with imperial monogram
NE under crown to handle in .950 silver by Etienne Henri Sanoner (Paris), with his hallmarks:
- Minerva’s head with a lock of hair on the temple in an irregular octagonal frame; Paris from 1838 to 1919.
- E (rabbit) S in a diamond of Etienne Henri Sanoner, 79 rue Quincampoix, 75003 Paris.
- Grasshopper (la sauterelle) with chevron
The set is housed in a hinged box with a blue velvet and silk insert; the outside is made of dark green chagrin and monogrammed with gilt
NE under the crown on the lid; two brass swing clasps.
Length of spoon, fork = 20 cm; weight spoon 64.3 g, fork 63.0 g; box 24 x 25 x 4 cm; weight of the set in box brutto 957.6 g.
Provenance: Présent du couple impérial Napoléon III et Eugénie.
Napoleon III [Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte] (French, 1808 – 1873),
Eugénie de Montijo [María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick] (Spanish-French, 1826 – 1920).
Contributors:
Etienne Henri Sanoner (French, 1824 – 1868) – silversmith
NEWTransparent colourless lead glass paperweight with sulphide portrait of Napoléon III undersigned 'L.Napoléon' in a millefiori circle. Character: Napoleon III, Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (French, 1808 – 1873) Maker: Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis, Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, département Moselle, région Grand Est.
Set of three tablespoons and three forks of fiddle thread pattern with imperial monogram NE under crown to handle in .950 silver by Etienne Henri Sanoner (Paris), with his hallmarks:
