[House of ORLEANS] Set of 10 cheese knives with gilded metal-cored handles, decorated with seashells, coiled bands, and palmettes, engraved on one side with the duke’s coat of arms. - Seven with steel blades, marked “PARIS,” one with traces of gilding. - Two with steel blades, marked “TOURON, B[reve]té F[ourniss]eur du Roi, 113 Rue Richelieu, Paris.” - One with a stainless steel blade (replaced). Length: 20.8 to 21 cm. Signs of wear and scratches; some oxidation. A set of eight cheese knives, all of the same model, with vermeil [?] handles, said to have belonged to Duke Philippe d’Orléans, was sold on May 18, 2009, by Maître Coutau-Bégarie, during the sale of the Collection of Prince and Princess Axel of Denmark (lot 254).