Antique Silver Russian Polish WMF J. Fraget Cutlery Set

On offer here is a fabulous dinner cutlery service dating to the late Victorian or early Edwardian period of the 20th century between 1896 and 1915. 

This impressive set of silver cutlery has an interesting history which we will set down here in short. J. Fraget was a subsidary of the famous German silversmiths WMF, started by two French brothers Alphonse and Joseph Fraget in 1824. In 1841 Joseph Fraget became the sole owner of the company and in the 1850's to 1860's J.Fraget began producing EPNS items in Warsaw, Poland to be sold to the Russian market. The items must have proved intensely popular as in the early 20th century all silver items in Russia were known as 'fraget' and we can see from the marks on the cutlery that they bear the seal of the double headed Imperial Russian eagle, meaning the company was awarded a gold medal at all Russian exhibitions of manufactured goods. The cutlery set itself is of a fabulous quality, with the classic art nouveau style foliage to the handles and a no frills design to the blades and prongs. The spoons are of the classic Georgian style again with the same reeded foliate carvings on the handles. A wonderful set of cutlery with a good history.

In very good condition commensurate with age, these items are old so do not expect to be 'as new'. There is some light foxing to the silver and the cutlery could do with a polish to get it up to a good standard.

Code - empire00155