Lot 574 , A late Victorian canteen of silver Hanovarian rat tail pattern flatware by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co, with velvet pouches.

A late Victorian canteen of silver Hanovarian rat tail pattern flatware by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co, with velvet pouches.

A late Victorian canteen of silver Hanovarian rat tail pattern flatware by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co, comprising seventy seven items, London, 1898, 132oz, together with twelve later silver pistol handled table knives and twelve dessert knives, W.V. Sheffield, 1891/82, with velvet pouches.
Estimate £3,000-4,000

12 each of the following: tablespoons, dessert spoons, table forks, dessert forks and teaspoons. 6 coffee spoons, a soup ladle, pair of sugar tongs, sifter ladle, pair of sauce ladles, butter knife, 4 salt spoons and a mustard spoon.
All in good condition commensurate with age and some mild use. Hallmarks clear.


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Sold for £3,600