Elegant Antique French 12pc Cake or Melon Fork Set, Carved Handles, Orig. Box Barthelemy along with the French Empire

along with the French Empire

for Emilio Giovannoni of Firenze (c

all attached though one cup has a fine hairline showing

though the gold wires used have floated as you can see

In her final years

Elegant Antique French 12pc Cake or Melon Fork Set, Carved Handles, Orig. Box Barthelemy along with the French EmpireAren't these great! Here we have a near pristine set of antique French Napoleon III era cake or melon forks with carved handles and French hallmarked silver plate blades & tines! A wonderful addition to your fine dining table setting, the shape of the pieces is specifically fashioned for cake and or melon with a curved knife style blade on one side for cutting and the fork tines for piercing the pastry, cake or fruit. Silver plate, not sterling