Lot 752 , A George V 72 piece canteen of silver cutlery, Old English pattern plus additional cutlery, in a walnut table case

A George V canteen of silver Old English pattern cutlery, comprising seventy two items, all with engraved initial, William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield, 1922/3/4/5, together with twelve ivory handled table and desert knives and two (ex three) carving implements, housed in a free standing walnut canteen, and a pair of matched ivory handled silver fish servers, weighable silver 127oz.
Estimate £1,000-1,500

12 each of the following: dessert spoons and forks, tablespoons and forks, teaspoons, soup spoons, table knives and dessert knives. Pr of sauce ladles, three piece carving set (should be 4, one piece missing). 6 eggspoons and four table/serving spoons.

Generally quite used condition. Tines and spoon tips in good order. Visible surface scratches to all pieces, with more prominent scratches to one of the sauce ladle bowls, all the tablefork handles and tablespoon bowls.
Metal caps missing from the handle butts of three of the table knives and one of the dessert knives. One of the carving handles has a chip to the butt of the handle where the metal cap is. The handles are ivory.
Box and stand in good order although there is a small bruise to one leg. No key.


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Sold for £1,600