DESCRIPTION |
Superb canteen of heavy Victorian and earlier solid silver Queen's pattern comprising of six table/serving spoons,
six table forks, six dessert spoons, six dessert/salad forks, nine teaspoons.
All with a frontal crest apart from seven teaspoons that have no engraving or erasure.
The six King's pattern table knives and dessert/salad knives have no engraving or erasure and are silver-plated with stainless steel blades
by Walker & Hall. |
SILVERSMITH |
Elkington & Co, the mark over-struck with that of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, 5 x teaspoons William Theobalds,
2 x teaspoons George Adams |
DATE or HALLMARK |
1895 except 5 x teaspoons 1833 and 2 x teaspoons 1854 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
silver without the knives 2328, total with the knives 3111. Averages; table spoons 104g., table forks 99g.,
dessert spoons 67g., dessert forks 63g., teaspoons 39g. |
LENGTH |
table forks 8 ½", 216mm |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
exceptionally good, the forks with very long and level tines |