Lot 431 , A harlequin canteen of mainly 19th century silver double struck fiddle thread and shell pattern flatware, weighable silver 162 oz.

A harlequin canteen of mainly 19th century silver double struck fiddle thread and shell pattern flatware, comprising sixty four items, with engraved armorials or monograms, various dates and makers, together with twenty seven assorted table/dessert knives, weighable silver 162 oz.
Estimate £1,200-1,500

Soup ladle- J & A Savory?, London, 1843. Basting spoon- George Piercy, London, 1820. Pair of fishe servers- George Adams, London, 1860.
12 x tablespoons- 5 x Francis Higgins III, London, 1881, 4 x Portland Co, London, 1860 and 3 x Eley, Fearn & Chawner, London, 1813.
12 x table forks- 6 x Eley, Fearn & Chawner, London, 1813 & 6 x Mary Chawner, London, 1837(1) & 1838(5).
12 x dessert spoons- 6 x Eley, Fearn & Chawner, London, 1813, 3 x Eley & Fearn, London, 1818 & 3 x John Round & Sons, Sheffield, 1900/1/2.
12 x dessert forks- 5 x William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield, 1915, 4 x William Sumner?, London, 1806, 1 x London, 1810 & 1 x 1811 (maker's mark rubbed) & 1 x Francis Higgins III, London, 1893.
12 x teaspoons- 7 x Elizabeth Eaton, London, 1849 & 5 x London, 1813 (maker's mark rubbed).
6 x silver dessert knives- 6 x Francis Higgins III, London, 1895(5) & 1902(1).
8 x shell and reed silver handled table knives & 2 dessert knives- Moses Brent, London, 1804.
1 x silver handled table knife- London, 1925 (maker's mark rubbed).
10 x mixed pattern plated handled dessert or table knives.



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Sold for £1,700