Antique silver, tea set cutlery, 950, Bibolet/Boulenger, XX c, 583.5 g/ 20.6 oz

Description

An exquisite small service for hot drinks for one person, decorated with laconic shells and flowers.
Ebony wood handles.
Includes a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl with a creamer.
Elegant antique silver cutlery set consisting of spoon and fork, embellished with shells and IB monograms.
French hallmark "Minerve" (Minerve casquée) of the period 1838-1973 with the number 1 at the top stands for 950 silver.
- “PB” mark with a lion belonged to the Parisian silversmith Paul Bibolet, which he used from 1924 to 1934.
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BOULENGER with a crescent moon (Adolphe Boulenger, 1876-1899; The jewelry company was founded by M. Boulenger-Hautin in 1810 and was called Hautin. Adolphe Boulenger, the founder's nephew, took took over the management of the company in 1864 and gave it the name A.Boulenger & Cie. After his death in 1898, his son Charles Boulenger took over the business and named it Ch.Boulenger & Cie. Boulenger was the main supplier of silverware to the French National The firm specialized in cutlery, tea and coffee sets and tableware and won several prizes at international exhibitions, such as Paris 1925, Cairo 1929 and Antwerp 1930)
The condition of items is excellent, with traces of age and usage, teapot have microscopic age stains and dents.
There is a small chip on the fork near the hallmark (see photo), on the working part of the spoon there is a barely noticeable dent
Attributed by a French auction house (photo is attached).
Set:
Total weight 417.4 g/ 14.7 oz
Coffee pot: weight 145.4 g/ 5.1 oz, height (with lid) 12.5 cm/ 5 in, width (from handle to spout) 11 cm/ 4.3 in
Tea pot: height 142.3 g/ 5.01 oz, height (with lid) 10 cm/ 4 in, width (from handle to spout) 13.5 cm/ 5.3 in
Sugar bowl: weight 77.5 cm/ 2.7 oz, height (with lid) 8 cm/ 3.1 in, width (by handles) 9.5 cm/ 3.7 in
Creamer: weight 52.2 g/ 1.8 oz, height 9.5 cm/ 3.7 in, width 9.5 cm/ 3.7 in
Cutlery:
Weight 166.1 g/ 5.85 oz, length 21.5 and 21 cm/ 8.5 and 8.3 in
Total weight
583.5 g/ 20.6 oz
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