handles pierced with monogram JT, comprising:
24 dinner knives
22 dinner forks
12 fish knives
12 fish forks
9 gilt-handled dessert knives
9 gilt dessert forks
12 gilt fruit knives
11 gilt fruit forks
12 cocktail forks
10 gilt dessert spoons
12 tablespoons
10 gilt demitasse spoons
2 salad servers
1 serving fork
1 serving spoon
1 spatula
1 gravy ladle
1 soup ladle
1 pie server
1 berry spoon
164 pieces, in 6 fitted drawers.

Jean Tournier
Christie's, Paris, May 20, 2003, sale 5051, lot 25

all with wear from use, gilding rubbed at edges, 2 fruit knives with handle starting to separate from blade, 1 salad server with slightly dented bowl, overall good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

See Françoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, p. 238, for the technical drawing of a spoon in this pattern.