Elegant Antique French Vermeil Gold Plated Solid Silver 12pc Teaspoon Set, Gilt Embossed Box medicine chest enters slightly to view in

enters slightly to view in frame

Casimir worked primarily a silversmith

No loss to the enamel to be found and the gilding is superb

you can see surface crazing to the layered oil paint if at a certain angle of lighting (I've tried to capture that in the 'sidelong' view in our photos)

About every 80-100 years or so

Elegant Antique French Vermeil Gold Plated Solid Silver 12pc Teaspoon Set, Gilt Embossed Box medicine chest enters slightly to view inWonderful antique French early to mid 1800s gold plated . 800 (nearly sterling) solid silver "vermeil" 12pc coffee or teaspoon set with lovely acanthus accented pattern in a gorgeous Napoleon III era gilt embossed green leatherette covered storage and or presentation box! One of a few elegant old French sterling & vermeil teaspoon sets that we've added recently. Fabulous service pieces and an undeniable history of opulence, dare we say extravagance?