FRANCE, XVIIIth CENTURY Six table knives with forged silver (950) handles, with two simulated crevices on the profiles, engraved with a coat of arms under a count's crown. Oval butts with knobs. Steel blades, marked "MPL" [for Montpellier??]. On the handles: Goldsmith's hallmark of Jean LACERRE (1677-1756), received Master in TOULOUSE in 1701. Letter-date mark "L couronné" and perhaps a discharge mark [?]: fleuron or dove under a crown and two grains of medicine. Total gross weight: 832 g. - Length: 27 to 25.5 cm. Scratches and minor wear; some blades blunt, shortened.