ORIOL BARCELONA EXCEPTIONAL SILVER CUTLERY SET, CIRCA 1880, 125 PIECES

silver cutlery set with rocaille and flower decoration Hallmarks: stamped ‘ORIOL’, title, master’s hallmark, ‘976 M/M’; handles engraved with the initial ‘N under crown’. The blades of the knives stamped ‘ORIOL Inoxidable Firth Stainless’ comprising: - 6 table spoons, L. 21.5 cm, total gross weight: 552 gr. - 6 table spoons, L. 21 cm, total gross weight: 546 gr. - 2 serving spoons, L. 23.7 cm, total gross weight: 200 gr. - 10 starters spoons, L. 18.5 cm, total gross weight: 530 gr. - 8 dessert spoons, L. 15.5 cm, total gross weight: 280 gr. - 9 teaspoons, L. 11.5 cm, total gross weight: 193.5 gr. - 12 table forks, L. 20.8 cm, total gross weight: 1020 gr. - 12 starters forks, L. 18.5 cm, total gross weight: 606 gr. - 11 dessert forks, L. 15.3 cm, total gross weight: 352 gr. - 2 serving forks, L. 24 cm, total gross weight: 193 gr. - 12 table knives with steel blades, L. 25,5 cm, total gross weight: 840 gr. - 6 steak knives and 3 knives, steel blades, L. 20 cm, total gross weight: 405 gr. - 10 butter knives with steel blades, L. 17 cm, total gross weight: 300 gr. - 1 ladle, L. 30.8 cm, gross weight: 203 gr. - 1 sauce ladle, L. 17 cm, total gross weight: 76 gr. - 1 openwork spoon, L. 15.5 cm, total gross weight: 38 gr. - 1 stewing spoon, L. 30.7 cm, gross weight: 163 gr. - 1 round shovel with rim, L. 20.5 cm, gross weight: 96.8 gr. - 1 asparagus fork, L. 24.7 cm, gross weight: 116 gr. - 1 asparagus shovel, L. 25 cm, gross weight: 138 gr. - 1 small shovel, L. 15.5 cm, gross weight: 44.7 gr. - 1 fish shovel, L. 28 cm, gross weight: 127 gr. - 1 fish shovel, L. 30.5 cm, gross weight: 164 gr. - 1 pie server, L. 27 cm, gross weight: 136 gr. - 1 round cake shovel, L. 23 cm, gross weight: 101.5 gr. - 1 sorbet spoon, L. 24 cm, gross weight: 103.5 gr. - 1 butter knife, L. 17.5 cm, gross weight: 41 gr. - 2 small cheese forks, L. 16 cm, gross weight: 72 gr. Total gross weight: approx. 7,500 gr. (including steel blades) Antonio Oriol y Buxó (1834 - 1891) was a Spanish goldsmith and silversmith. He moved to Barcelona in 1850, where he opened a jeweller's shop and quickly gained a reputation for the quality of his goldsmith's work, which was favoured by Barcelona's high society. He became a supplier to the royal household and made several pieces for Isabel II, including a tiara and a diamond necklace, both of which are classified as works that are difficult to surpass.