Up for sale is a rare large lot of 18^th C French silver tablespoons in the FILET aka THREAD aka FIDDLE THREAD pattern by Louis-Julien Anthiaume of Paris, ca 1782.  The spoons are 8 1/4 inches long (20.8 cm) and weigh around 90 grams each, +/- 2 grams.  The spoons have never been monogrammed.  The placement and clarity of the marks vary somewhat, but they all bear the [LJ/ A] maker’s mark of Louis-Julien Anthiaume, a large crowned “A” Paris mark, a crowned “T” date letter, a small crown stamp and a Dutch battle-axe shaped tax mark applied in the late 19^th C.  The spoons seem to have spent much of their life in the Netherlands. 

Condition on the pieces is quite good.  There is normal wear from regular use, and a few minor bowl dents, but they had been stored in a fitted wooden box as part of a large canteen of flatware and thus escaped a lot of extra handling wear.  A rare large lot of 18^th C French flatware.