A French silver flatware service, Maison Odiot, Paris, early 20th century

monogrammed CLR, comprising:
18 dinner knives
18 dinner forks
18 lunch knives
17 lunch forks
18 fish knives
18 fish forks
18 dessert knives
19 teaspoons
18 tablespoons
12 coffee spoons
4 carvers
2 fish servers
1 tomato server
1 gravy ladle
1 ice cream slice
1 shell-bowl berry spoon
1 bone holder
in a fitted wood case on legs. Together with 12 French silver lunch knives initialed LER to AVA, maker's mark AC. 197 pieces.

most hollow handle knives with slight denting to tips of handles, 2 dessert knives with loose blades and 1 with some separating from handle but still stable, 1 lunch knife with blade separation from handle but stable, otherwise good condition. The non-matching lunch knives with handles dented throughout.
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