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52 Piece SILVER QUEEN'S PATTERN CANTEEN CUTLERY, London 1860 to 1873 and Sheffield 1937 PATTERN: Queen's Pattern (6 place settings) STERLING SILVER HALLMARKS: London 1860 to 1873 and Sheffield 1937 WEIGHT: 1910 grams (61.4 troy ounces) + 24 extra items - 18 knives with stainless steel blades & 6 forks with filled silver handles and silver tines. The Service This is a fantastic silver canteen in the highly sought after Queen’s Pattern. The service provides for eight pieces per 6 place settings with 4 good sized serving spoons. All the spoons and forks were hand-wrought in the traditional fashion of the London silversmiths and have double-struck decoration in high relief. They were made during the 1860’s and 1870’s in the premier workshops of George Adams (Chawner & Company) and Francis Higgins. Except for two monogrammed teaspoons, each piece of flatware bears the same very good engraved armorial to the front terminal. The 18 silver handled knives are all hallmarked for Sheffield 1937 by Eugene Leclere, with the name also engraved to the stainless steel blades. These knives bear no engravings. An additional bonus are the 6 forks (with loaded handles) that are hallmarked Birmingham 1880 to the monogrammed silver handles and also to the silver tines. The presence of these forks and the smallest of the knives allow for a separate course to be catered for: either a starter or cheese & fruit course. Queen's Pattern Queen’s Pattern was first in fashion in the 1820’s and has similarities in shape to King’s Pattern but has more ornate decoration and an anthemion motif to the reverse of the bowls. It was named in honour of Queen Caroline of Brunswick (King George IV’s wife). The highly ornate decoration found on Queen’s Pattern demands that each piece is made with a thick gauge of silver and thus makes it one of the most prestigious of all flatware patterns. Components This 68-piece service consists of the following:
Total weight of weighable silver 1910 grams (61.4 troy ounces). Additional to this weight are the 18 silver handled knives and 6 forks with filled knife handles. Condition Excellent polished condition throughout. The forks tines are full length (very tiny wear to outer tines on some) and the spoon bowls remain unworn. Presentation This canteen is presented within an attractive 1930’s bow-fronted wooden box with inlaid motif to the centre top. I suspect that at some time during the 1930’s, the knives were added to the service and the whole lot housed together in this box. The original key is still present. The box measures 45.5cm wide x 33cm deep x 9cm high and has the knives slotted in to the lid. SHIPPING: We shall ship this canteen by a carrier such as UPS, DHL, Interlink or DPD. The shipping will be insured and trackable. **** For information and advice about buying canteens of silver cutlery, please visit the “Knowledge Centre” followed by the “Information About Canteens” link on our site at antiquesilverspoons.co.uk. **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAYMENTS: We accept payment via bank transfer, cheque, PayPal or card payments via email/phone. For any questions or for direct card payments, you can phone us on: 01594 546328 (+44 1594 546328) Office opening hours 9.00am – 4.30pm (Mon to Fri) Outside these hours we are available via: enquiries@antiquesilverspoons.co.uk ABOUT US: We have been dealing in antique silver for 25 years and are specialist dealers in silver flatware. We have a huge stock of silver canteens of cutlery to suit all requirements and budgets. Here is a quick summary of what we have available:- Patterns: All standard British flatware patterns are available from the plainer services such as Old English, Fiddle & Rattail through restrained decoration, for example Bead, Fiddle& Thread & Dubarry and the ornate premier patterns like Kings, Queens & Fiddle, Thread & Shell. We have a stock of approximately 30 different patterns; Quality: antique hand-wrought London made services to modern Sheffield made canteens and everything in between. All in hallmarked Sterling silver; Age: from 18th century to 21st century; Pieces: from small services for 4, 6 or 8 place settings, full services for 12 and even double, triple and large number bespoke services to suit your exact requirements; Servers: A large selection available to complement your canteen; Presentation: we have boxed sets, loose sets or sets within cutlery rolls; Price: We are specialist dealers and generally supply the silver retail trade. Without the burden of High Street costs we can offer our canteens at wholesale prices – without any loss in quality to either product or the service provided. You can be assured of a professional and friendly service and will never be disappointed with purchases. |