Elegant Antique French Sterling Silver 24pc Flatware Set, Armorial Style Heraldry with Royal Crowns

Elegant antique French sterling silver 24pc dinner sized flatware set, all with engraved armorial or familial heraldry crests and royal crowns! A 5pc place setting for six here, including the knives which aren't original to the set but are in a period style and work wonderfully with them. All pieces but the knives in thick, heavy old French sterling silver and marked with the post-1838 French Minerve or Minerva hallmark. The tiny number "1" within those marks means they're in .950 silver (95% pure and higher than the .925 standard for "sterling" silver). Silversmith marks possibly for Francois Lambinet, Paris circa 1887-1894.  Likely a wedding gift, the crests appear to be those of the two families being wedded and the crown is either that of a marquis or duke, I believe. A lovely set, don't miss them!

Very good to excellent condition. No damage or repairs to note though there may be a few faint knife marks on the fork tines and some light surface scuffs from age and light use. See pictures for individual weights and measurements.