Antique French Sterling Silver 6pc Chop Gigot Set, Côtelettes, Empire Style Figural Swans Pattern grooming a deep well in front

a deep well in front for hair art and a smaller oval hinged back into which perhaps a photo might have been

it remains today a gem of a box for any collector's eye

the best objects mankind could conceive of were to be found there

it is toward top in condition for most of these

this one weighs 62 grams

Antique French Sterling Silver 6pc Chop Gigot Set, Côtelettes, Empire Style Figural Swans Pattern grooming a deep well in frontFabulous antique French hallmarked sterling silver 6pc "manche a gigot" or lamb chop holder set with rare & elegant Empire style figural swans pattern! The handles are bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmarks, the tiny number "1" within those marks means they're in . 950 silver (95% pure and so above the . 925 standard for "sterling" silver). The silversmith marks are tiny and somewhat obscured so I've not found reference to them as of listing.