800/1000, 86 pz, 32 cm, total 6,20 kg gross

Silver 800/1000 cutlery set for twelve people, "Cesa 1882" manufacture,
Art deco model, Alexandria, beginning of the 20th century.

Description: In 1882 one of the most prestigious Italian silversmiths was born in Alessandria, the Cesa manufactory. Still existing, with the trademark 'Cesa 1882', it has been the supplier of the royal house Savoia and is still a supplier of the Quirinale.
The cutlery in particular, whose first production dates back to 1898, represents the excellence of the manufacture. Spoon, knife and fork are tableware jewels: for each of these, 38 different processing steps are required before reaching the finished product.

It is built with:

12 dinner forks -20,7 cm 1090 grams
12 dinner knives -24,5 cm 1228 grams
11 dinner spoons -20,8 cm 896 grams

12 dessert forks -17,5 cm 627 grams
12 dessert knives -20,5 cm 780 grams
12 dessert spoons -17,2 cm 622 grams

12 teaspoons -13 cm 319 grams

1-ladle -32 cm 333 grams
2-fork and spoon -26 cm 289 grams

Hallmarks:
1/ ACC with crown consisting of three towers inside which there are a fork and a spoon (Cesa identifier until 1935)
2/ 800, silver title in thousandths

Total weight 6184 grams.
The set is in good condition.