Vintage French Art Deco Dinner & Dessert Knives, Horn Handles, Thiers Apollonox

Description

Vintage French
Art Deco
Dinner and Dessert / Cheese Knives,
Horn Handles, Thiers, Stamped “
Apollonox
”, 24
pcs
T
his stylish set of 24 French knives from the 1930’s is composed of 12 dinner knives and 12 dessert / cheese knives. The stainless steel blades are stamped “
Apollonox
”. The
Apollonox
factories were located in Thiers, in the Auvergne region of France, capital of the the French cutlery industry for centuries. The headquarters of the company were in Paris,
rue
Pastourelle
, in the Marais district. The color of the natural horn handles varies slightly from piece to piece and, along with the elegant
Art Deco
silver collars, lends this ensemble all the elegance expected from the famous tradition of French cutlery. The knives are offered in their original brown imitation snakeskin cases and they are in very good condition with the exception of signs of normal use. The cases show slight signs of wear. Please refer to the detailed photos on this page.
Dimensions
Length of the dinner knives: 9 5/16 inches (23.70 cm)
Length of the dessert knives: 7 7/8 inches (20 cm)
Total weight: 1.90 pounds (860 gr.)
Total weight with case: 2.96 pounds (1345 gr.)
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Note
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