Set of 18 silver gilt dessert cutlery, Paris, 1838-1845

Set of six dessert spoons and six dessert forks by the goldsmith Charles-Salomon MAHLER and six fruit knives by the goldsmith Eugène-Théodore GILLOT in gold plated solid silver.
They have a splendid finely chiseled decor of palm leaves, acanthus, foliage, flowers and shells. They are monogrammed "PG".

French hallmark "Minerve 1er titre" (950‰).

Goldsmiths
• "C MAHLER a morion helmet" for Charles-Salomon MAHLER (1824-1841).
• "EG a rosebud, a star" for Eugène-Théodore GILLOT (1835-1845).

Dimensions and weight
• Knives, 19.4 cm; 301 grams.
• Forks, 18.4 cm ; 349 grams.
• Spoons, 18.9 cm ; 351 grams.

With a splendid quality of carving in the service of a rich and delicate iconography, this set constitutes a rare and precious testimony of high goldsmithery of the Louis-Philippe period.

Charles-Salomon MAHLER, Parisian goldsmith and spoon maker, successor of CASTEL registered his first mark in 1816. On July 18, 1824, the second mark "C MAHLER a morion helmet" was stamped. It was installed at 21, Cour du Harlay, then 9, Cour de la Sainte-Chapelle in 1841.
Documentation : "Archives de la Garantie, Paris : pl. d’insculp. n°25, 31 et 36, Archives de la Garantie, Paris : registre d’insculp. 1820 à 1840 et 1841 à 1854."

Eugène-Théodore GILLOT, cutlers' goldsmith, registered his mark on November 23, 1835. He is located at 18, rue du Faubourg-Montmartre in Paris. His mark was deleted on May 6, 1845.
Documentation : "Archives de la Garantie, Paris : pl. d’insculp. n°32, Archives de la Garantie, Paris : registre d’insculp. 1820 à 1840."


MUSEUMS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND CLASSIFIED OBJECTS

• BOURG SAINT-LÉONARD, CHÂTEAU, C.S. MAHLER, "Présentoir, cuiller et confiturier", solid silver, Paris, 1816-1819, registered as Historic Monument on 26 June 2001.
• LA ROCHELLE, PRIVATE COLLECTION, C.S. MAHLER, "Cuiller", solid silver, Paris, 1824-1838, registered on 1 July 2005.
• NEUFCHÂTEAU, PRIVATE COLLECTION, C.S. MAHLER, "Cuiller à ragoût", solid silver, Paris, 1816-1819, registered on 08 December 1998.
• NUIT-SAINT-GEORGES, HÔPITAL SAINT-LAURENT, C.S. MAHLER, "Cuiller", solid silver, Paris. The furniture of the St. Lawrence Hospital (additional list).
• SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RÉ, PRIVATE COLLECTION, C.S. MAHLER, "Cuiller", solid silver, Paris, 1824-1838, registered on 30 December 1992.
• BÉZIERS, ÉGLISE SAINTE-APHRODISE, Eugène-Théodore GILLOT, "Ensemble de 2 cuillers à encens", solid silver, Paris, 1835-1845, registered as Historic Monument on 20 April 2005.