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Housewife in sterling silver finely chiseled with foliage decoration and small flowers, model "Louis XV", punch Minerva (1st title) and punch goldsmith RD for Ravinet d'Enfert *, including 12 cutlery, 12 cutlery and 12 spoons coffee, vintage late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This housewife is in good condition. Hallmarked see photos.
A note: micro-scratches, tiny dirt and wear of time, see photos.
* Goldsmiths RAVINET Louis and Charles D'ENFERT (1891-1912): RD punch with a clover.
* The company founded in 1845 by E. Tonnelier was acquired in 1882 by Louis Ravinet (1854-1925). In 1891, Charles d'Enfert (1865-1960) joined Louis Ravinet and the company took the name of Ravinet d'Enfert. The house Ravinet d'Enfert is located in the old Hotel Caumartin, 83 rue du Temple in Paris 3rd, in the heart of the Marais. The house specializes in silverware and goldsmiths. For silverware cutlery, the nickel silver models are manufactured at the Mouroux cutlery factory created in 1895 by Louis Ravinet in Seine et Marne. In 1923, Louis Ravinet and Charles d'Enfert entrusted their sons André Ravinet and Jacques d'Enfert (1900-1982) with the management of the company by setting up a limited liability company. The house exhibits regularly and receives many distinctions: gold medal at the exhibition of Lyon in 1894 and at the Brussels World Fair in 1897. It is also present at major exhibitions of 1900, 1925 and 1937, it gets a silver medal in Brussels in 1958.
