Nontron Flatware Sets, Wood

The perfect silverware doesn’t exi…..spoke too soon, here she is. French fabulousness, bistro paradiso, luxe tabletoppers, look no further.  Nontron shares the name of the French village of its birth, located in the Dordogne region of France and most experts agree that the oldest Nontron knife dates back to the 13th century. Today, the cutlery that bears its name since 1928 produces handmade cutlery using ancestral methods.  See those little symbols burned into the wood? Their origin and meanings are still not fully understood, but are made from “flies,” a kind of reversed V surrounded by 3 points and rows of small dots. Religious symbols? Perhaps. A reference to the Freemasons’ compass or the Compagnons du Devoir? No one knows. But we love them. These are meant to last a lifetime, but are not dishwasher friendly. For those of you who love handwashing, you’ve found your holy grail.