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DESCRIPTION

Set of William IV silver Queen's pattern dessert or fruit knives and forks consisting of twelve forks and ELEVEN knives with silver blades and tines and loaded silver handles.

SILVERSMITH

William Sansom

DATE or HALLMARK

1835

ASSAY OFFICE or COUNTRY

Sheffield

WEIGHT in GRAMS

1205

SIZE in INCHES

length: 8 3/8 (knives)

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

The silver blades and tines are all lovely and well hallmarked. All handles have erasures or partial erasures, none of which have been particularly well executed.

MAJOR FAULTS

thin patches, holes, one patch and some rather clumsy solder work to erasures that have gone through, hence the very low price.

MINOR FAULTS

some high spots have worn through.
BACK Price £98 SOLD Item Number: M2462 several