A French Empire Silver-Gilt Dessert Service for Twenty-Four, L.N. Alban and F.C. Gavet, Paris, Circa 1815

Fiddle & Thread pattern, engraved with crest and script monogram M B, comprising:

twenty-four dessert spoons, twenty-three dessert forks, by L.N. Alban, eight teaspoons unmarked, and twenty-four dessert knives with mother-of-pearl handles by F. C. Gavet, in a fitted red leather case with gilt borders and brass fittings

79 pieces

82 1/2 oz, excluding knives; 2565 g