Lot 442 , An Edwardian and later harlequin canteen of double struck fancy and Queens pattern cutlery, weighable silver 199 oz.

An Edwardian and later harlequin canteen of double struck fancy and Queens pattern cutlery, comprising one hundred and eleven items, with engraved monogram, mainly Aldwinckle & Slater, London, 1903, Queens pattern knives, George Howson, Sheffield, 1926, housed in a James Ogden fitted mahogany cabinet, weighable silver 199 oz.
Estimate £2,500-3,000

12 table forks, pair of grape shears, pair of sugar tongs, 2 pairs of small servers, 12 dessert forks, 5 egg spoons and 1 Queens patern later coffee spoon, 12 teaspoons, 12 tablespoons, 4 serving spoons, 12 dessert spoons, pair of salad servers, basting spoon, soup ladle and pair of sauce ladles. Matched 5-piece Queens pattern silver handled carving set (1 piece a.f.), Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1928(3), Thomas Turner & Co, Sheffield, 1896((1) and George Howson, Sheffield, 1926. 12 QP silver handled table knives and 12 QP silver handled dessert knives.

All pieces have and engraved monogram. 5 of the tablespoons have wear to the decoration on the back of their bowls. One of the tines on one of the carving forks is damaged/broken. A few of the dessert spoons have signs of slight wear to the decoration on the backs of theie bowls. Wear to fork tines, one quite bad, on table firks. Dessert forks less so but visible wear. 3 of the dessert knives have lead solder visible around the join. General overall condition is otherwise good.
Cabinet is missing a mirrored or lass insert on the top. There is a split to the mahogany top right across.
Large nick to edge of one of the bowls on one of the sauce ladle.


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