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133 Piece SILVER KING'S PATTERN CANTEEN CUTLERY, Sheffield 1993 by Carrs PATTERN: King's Pattern (12 place settings) STERLING SILVER HALLMARKS: Sheffield 1993 by Carrs. WEIGHT: 6670 grams (214.5 troy ounces) + knives/carvers with stainless steel blades. The Service We are pleased to be offering a fabulous modern silver 12 place settings canteen in Kings Pattern. This canteen is presented in its original top quality box and is in near mint condition due to very little use. The service provides all the main requirements for a 4 course meal with provision for after dinner tea/coffee. There are an impressive 10 pieces per place setting, plus additional serving items. The knives are fitted with stainless steel blades and have hallmarked silver handles, with the blades engraved “Carrs Sheffield England”. The 3 piece accessory set comprises a knife, fork and sharpening steel – all with stainless steel blades. The cheese knife and pie slice are similarly fitted. Each piece bears a full set of English Sterling standard silver hallmarks for Sheffield 1993 by Carrs of Sheffield. King's Pattern King's Pattern is the most well known and popular decorative flatware pattern. It was based on an 18th century French design and became fashionable amongst the wealthy in the early years of the 19th Century. The design encompasses a shell to both sides of the handle terminal and reverse of the bowl, and there are scrolls down the handle shaft with a honeysuckle motif to the centre. The double-struck nature of the pattern (i.e. pattern on both sides) ensures that a good gauge of silver was used in manufacture. Components This 133-piece service consists of the following:
Total weight of weighable silver is 6670grams (214.5 troy ounces). Additional to this weight are the 24 silver handled knives, 3-piece accessory set, cheese knife and pie slice. Condition Near mint! Excellent polished condition throughout as though it has barely been used. The spoons have full unworn bowls and the forks tines are full and equal lengths. There are no personalised engravings. The box exterior has a few small knocks (one to the top right edge at the front), but has done a fine job in preserving the silver. The original Carrs information leaflet on how to look after the silver is still present too. Presentation This canteen is presented within its original good quality wooden box which was retailed by Carrs of Sheffield. This box is superior to most other modern canteen boxes in that each piece is contained within a slot to prevent scuffing with a neighbour. The box measures 50cm wide x 40cm deep x 26.5cm high. The knives and carving set are slotted in to the lid with the fish eaters and others forks in the top section. The first pull-out drawer contains 48 spoons and the bottom drawer has the servers plus a useful covered compartment for storing extra pieces or napkins etc. This is a very nice presented service. 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. |