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Vintage Large 8 Bottle Wine Champagne Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large elegant and stylish Vintage champagne cooler dating from the late 20th Century.
This alluring item is perfectly suited to a party, and can easily accommodate eight b...
Category
Late 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Pair Victorian Sterling Silver Butter Dishes Dated 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a very attractive pair of antique Victorian sterling silver dishes / coasters with hallmarks for London 1890.
They feature attractive faux-coopered decoration with a handle...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Pair Silver Plated Wine Bottle Coasters 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of antique Regency Revival silver plated wine coasters circa 1900 in date.
They feature pierced sides embossed with fruiting vines.
The unique quality and design o...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Pair of Silver Plate Bronze Table Doves 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of large silver plated bronze table doves, circa 1900 in date.
These cire perdue cast table ornaments have been realistically modelled in individual stances with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique "1st Lancashire Rifle" Silver Plated Wine Cooler Elkington 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptional antique English Neo-classical Revival silver plated wine cooler bearing the makers mark of the renowned English silversmith Elkington, dated 1873.
The wine co...
Category
Antique 1870s Revival Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver
Antique Old Sheffield Plated Fruit Basket by Matthew Boulton 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning George III Old Sheffield Plate swing handled cake/fruit basket bearing the sunburst makers marks of the world renowned silversmith Matthew Boulton, circa 1820 in d...
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Pair Silver Plated English Wine Coasters 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A very attractive pair of silver plated wine coasters with superb pierced and embossed decoration, bearing the impressed makers mark, JD, on the base, and dating from Circa 1920.
A ...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Art Deco Silver Plated Champagne /Wine Cooler Mappin & Webb 20th Century
By Mappin & Webb
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant large banquet sized antique English Art Deco silver plate champagne cooler bearing the makers mark of the renowned silversmith and retailer Mappin & Webb, and dati...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plate & Cut Glass Honey Jar on Stand 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is gorgeous Antique silver plated and cut glass honey jar on stand, dating from the early 20th Century.
The decorative glass jar is in the shape of a beehive and the silver pla...
Category
Early 20th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plated Wine Coaster Pen Holder 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A very attractive antique silver plated wine coaster with pierced and embossed decoration, bearing the impressed makers mark JD on the base and dating from Circa 1920.
A highly vers...
Category
Early 20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Silver Plated Letter Toast Rack Crossed Golf Clubs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful Vintage silver plated toast rack, also ideal for letters, dating from the second half of 20th Century.
The toast is held in place by crossed golf clubs, the ba...
Category
20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Antler Horn Carving Serving Set 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant antique Victorian silverplated antler horn serving set, by the renowned master cutlers, Isaac Ellis & Sons, Sheffield, Circa 1880 in date.
This impressive set includes a...
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Vintage English Silver Plate & Cut Glass Epergne Centrepiece Set 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful stunning and thoroughly extravagant Vintage silver plated centrepiece set in the Victorian style.
It is English made and silver on copper.
The set comprises:
* ...
Category
20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Vintage English Silver Plated Triple Drinks Cart Coaster 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb vintage English silver plated triple bottle coaster dating from the early 20th Century.
It is ornately fashioned in the form of a triple cart and is appropriate for...
Category
Early 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Vintage Silver Plated Twin Handled Tray Royal Sheffield Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant vintage English silver-plated Tray by Royal Sheffield, mid 20th century in date.
This splendid pie crust tray features beautifully s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Pair English Silver Plated Sauce Boats on Stands 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A pair of antique Edwardian sauce boats on stands, Circa 1910 in date.
They have classic handles with chased decoration and stand on hoof pad feet raised on silver plated oval salvers...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Punch Bowl Set / Wine Champagne cooler 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A truly superb antique silver plated punch bowl set that includes ten punch cups, dating from Circa 1920.
The punch bowl features decorative lion's head ring handles with superb flo...
Category
Vintage 1920s Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver
Antique Art Deco Drakes D6 Silver Plated Beef Carving Trolley 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and rare fully restored antique Art Deco silver plate serving cart, circa 1930 in date.
Serve your roast beef in style!!
This stunning trolley is suitable for servin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Plated 3 Bottle Tantalus by Hobbs & Co 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An attractive Victorian English silver plate mounted oak three bottle tantalus set by Hobbs & Co circa 1870 in date.
It features a unique 'Hold Fast' patented locking mechanism that slides across to release the decanters, complete with the original key, with three hand cut crystal decanters...
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique Asprey & Co Silver Plated Art Deco Novelty Cocktail Shaker 20th Century
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Art Deco silver plate novelty cocktail shaker with the makers mark of the world renowned retailer Asprey and Co, Circa 1920 in date.
The bell shaped shaker features a cylindrical stopper with a handle that unscews.
Add an elegant touch to your next cocktail experience.
Condition:
In excellent condition, with no dings dents or chips, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 28 cm x Width 15 cm x Depth 15 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 11 inches x Width 6 inches x Depth 6 inches
Asprey was established in England in 1781 and founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium. In 1841, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1847 the family broke with this partner and moved into 167 New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today.
From its central London location Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early speciality was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. The main competitors at the time were H.J. Cave & Sons. Asprey was recognised for its expertise when it won a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1862 but lost out to its rivals, H.J. Cave & Sons in 1867.
The company consolidated its position through acquisitions. In 1859 Asprey absorbed Edwards, an award winning maker of dressing cases and holder of a Royal Warrant. The company also purchased the Alfred Club at 22 Albemarle Street, which backed on to the New Bond Street store and meant that Asprey now had entrances on two of London's most fashionable streets.
In 1862, Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales, later to be crowned Edward VII, granted another Royal Warrant. In 1953, for the coronation of Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 18-carat gold and weighed almost 27 pounds. In April 1953, it went on show in the New Bond Street store and subsequently toured the United States.
As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and watchmakers including Ernest Betjeman, the father of the distinguished poet John Betjeman, one of the most highly regarded craftsman and designers of his day.
In the twenties, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette cases...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plated Entree Dish Asprey London 19th Century
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite and rare antique English silver plated entree dish by the world renowned retailser Asprey, of London circa 1870 in date.
The entree dish features a square shaped body with elegant fluted decoration to the dish, lid and handle.
In excellent condition, this wonderful entree dish is ready to grace your dining table.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique items, the piece shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, it displays beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 16 cm x Width 26 cm x Depth 26 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 6 inches x Width 10 inches x Depth 10 inches
Asprey was established in England in 1781 and founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium. In 1841, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1847 the family broke with this partner and moved into 167 New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today.
From its central London location Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early speciality was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. The main competitors at the time were H.J. Cave & Sons. Asprey was recognised for its expertise when it won a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1862 but lost out to its rivals, H.J. Cave & Sons in 1867.
The company consolidated its position through acquisitions. In 1859 Asprey absorbed Edwards, an award winning maker of dressing cases and holder of a Royal Warrant. The company also purchased the Alfred Club at 22 Albemarle Street, which backed on to the New Bond Street store and meant that Asprey now had entrances on two of London's most fashionable streets.
In 1862, Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales, later to be crowned Edward VII, granted another Royal Warrant. In 1953, for the coronation of Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 18-carat gold and weighed almost 27 pounds. In April 1953, it went on show in the New Bond Street store and subsequently toured the United States.
As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and watchmakers including Ernest Betjeman, the father of the distinguished poet John Betjeman, one of the most highly regarded craftsman and designers of his day.
In the twenties, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette cases...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Copeland 91 Piece Spode Dinner Service 19th Century
By Copeland Spode
Located in London, GB
Extensive service of 19th century 81 piece Copeland Spode tablewares, with patterned borders and red-lined rims, with impressed marks for Copeland Spode.
Consisting of :
22 x Dinner...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Bon Bon Dish Elkington & Co C1871 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian silver-plated bon-bon dish bearing makers marks for the renowned silvermiths Elkington & Co and dated 1871.
The dish features beaded rim with l...
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Vintage Large Blue & White Porcelain Planter Jardiniere 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful and decorative vintage blue and white ironstone china planter which will look fabulous with plants and flowers but is also i...
Category
Late 20th Century European Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique George III Old Sheffield Silver on Copper Basket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique Neo-classical George III Old Sheffield plate silver on copper bread basket / fruit dish, circa 1810 in date.
The rectagular swing handled basket features ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Set 4 Victorian Wine Coasters by Davis and Sons Scottish 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a very attractive set of four antique silver plate coasters by Davis and Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, Circa 1850 in date,
Decorated with grape vines sculpture relief around the...
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Plated Coronet & Rifles Toast Rack 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful rare and unusual antique Edwardian silver plated rifle toast rack, circa 1900 in date.
Surmounted with a coronet supported by seven rifles that act as dividers...
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Blue & White Porcelain Planter Jardiniere 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful and decorative vintage blue and white ironstone china planter which will look fabulous with plants and flowers but is also i...
Category
Late 20th Century European Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Silver Plate Cut Glass Surtout de Table set John Round 19th Century
By John Round & Son Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous stunning and thoroughly extravagant antique Victorian silver plate and gilded centrepiece set, also know in French as a "Surtout de table",bearing the makers mark ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Charles II English Sterling Silver Tankard 1680 17th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique silver Charles II lidded tankard with hall marks for London 1680, bearing the makers mark T.S whichn is attributed to Thomas Smith by David Mitchell in hi...
Category
Antique 1680s Charles II Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Paul Storr Sterling Silver Coffee Biggin on Stand 1809 19th Century
By Paul Storr
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful and rare English George III antique sterling silver coffee pot on stand by the world famous silversmith Paul Storr.
It...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Rare Georgian Sterling Silver Teapot by Paul Storr 1812 19th Century
By Paul Storr
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptional and very rare antique English George III sterling silver teapot by the world famous silversmith, Paul Storr, 1810 in date.
This splendid teapot is of a deligh...
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique George III Silver Plate Wine / Champagne Cooler Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A truly superb antique English George III Old Sheffield plate wine / champagne cooler, Circa 1810 in date.
This highly versatile cooler features the "silver on copper" Sheffield Eng...
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver
Vintage English Silver Plated 3 Piece Mirrored Plateau Tray 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a very impressive English Vintage silver plated three section mirrored plateau in the Victorian style, with beautiful fret gallery, also know in French as a "Surtout de table...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Monumental Victorian Oval Silver Plated Tray 1880 19th Century
By Atkins Brothers
Located in London, GB
This is a monumental antique English Victorian oval silver-plated twin handled tray bearing the makers mark HA for the renowned silversmiths Atkins Brothers circa 1880 in date.
This...
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique French Pink Porcelain Cabinet Plate 1880 Century
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous antique hand painted French porcelain pink ground cabinet plate, circa 1880 in date.
It is finely...
Category
Antique 1880s French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Pair of English Silver Plate & Cut Glass Compotes 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning Vintage pair of English silver plate and cut glass compotes in the Victorian style, dating from the late 20th Century.
Made from silver plate on copper the craft...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel Miniature 3 Bottle Tantalus 19th Century
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Victorian coromandel and silver plated three decanter Betjemann’s patent action tantalus, Circa 1870 in date.
The bottles each with hobnail cut decoration a...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage Pair Waterford Cut Crystal Brandy Glasses 20th Century
By Waterford Crystal
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid Vintage pair of Waterford cut crystal brandy glasses, in their original box, dating from the second half of the 20th Century...
Category
Late 20th Century British Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Canteen x 8 Silver Plated Bead 84 Piecer Pattern Cutlery Set 20thCentury
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful 84 piece 8 place setting vintage silver plate Bead Pattern cutlery canteen in the original walnut case.
This canteen is complete and comprises the following pie...
Category
20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Vintage Bugatti Chromium Radiator Decanter Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an iconic chromium plated classic car radiator spirit decanter in the form of a Bugatti radiator, shaped as the distinctive horseshoe Bugatti radiator with cap, late 20th ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chromium Bugatti Radiator Decanter Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an iconic chromium plated classic car radiator spirit decanter in the form of a Bugatti radiator, late 20th century in date.
These were sold by high end retail establishment...
Category
Late 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Antique English Silver Plate Candelabra Elkington & Co Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
An English silver plated on copper pair of twin branch candelabra, each bearing the maker's mark of the renowned silversmith, Elkington & Co, circa 1920 in date.
The central columns...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Antique Old Sheffield Plate Cut Glass Epergne Centrepiece C1820 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique Old Sheffield plate and cut glass centrepiece with four sweeping branches, circa 1820 in date.
It has a small decorative cut glass bowl on each of the fou...
Category
Antique 1820s Platters and Serveware
Materials
Other
Vintage Cased Chromium Bentley Double Winged Letter Opener Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an iconic chrome double winged Bentley "B" letter opener, late 20th century in date.
These were sold by high end retail establishments such as Harrods of London.
The letter...
Category
Late 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Leather
Vintage Bentley Hip Flask Set Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an iconic "Bentley Collection" stainless steel hip flask set, late 20th century in date.
The set comprising a stainless steel Bentley hip flask inscribed "Le Mans Tour 2002...
Category
Late 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Other
Vintage English Silver Plate Cut Glass and Silver Plated Claret Jug 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant English vintage cut glass silver plated claret jug, dating from the late 20th Century.
The silver plate mounted claret jug features beautiful cut glass. The hinge...
Category
Late 20th Century English Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Vintage Bentley Le Mans 2003 Bar Set Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an iconic chromium plated Bentley bar set, late 20th century in date.
The cherry wood cased set consists of a cork screw, cocktail and wine temperature guide, bottle opener ...
Category
Late 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chromium Bentley Radiator Decanter Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an iconic chromium plated classic car radiator spirit decanter in the form of a Bentley radiator with screw cap, late 20th century in date.
These were sold by high end retai...
Category
Late 20th Century Platters and Serveware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Thomas Hine Cognac Crystal Decanters by Baccarat Mid 20th Century
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A Thomas Hine Cognac cut crystal decanter by Baccarat Stallebrass collection, France Mid 20th C
This Baccarat decanters originally was part of a very expensive vintage cognac ens...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Antique Art Deco Silver Plated Recipe Cocktail Shaker by Mixit 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A very attractive and rare English silver plated Art Deco recipe cocktail shaker by Mixit, circa 1920 in date.
The decorative Deco shaker with streamlined design, typical of the period.
You roll through the cocktail recipes on the lid, before mixing and making your desired cocktail.
The lid and the base bears the makers name, Mixit, and the patent number 22256/34.
There is no mistaking the unique quality and design of this rare high quality piece and it is sure to add a touch of class to your next cocktail party.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 24.5 cm x Width 9.5 cm x Depth 9 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 10 inches x Width 4 inches x Depth 3 inches
A cocktail shaker is a device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking. When ice is put in the shaker this allows for a quicker cooling of the drink before serving.
A shaken cocktail is made by putting the desired ingredients (typically fruit juices, syrups, liqueurs and ice cubes) in the cocktail shaker. Then it is shaken vigorously for around 5 to 10 seconds, depending upon the mixability of the ingredients and desired temperature.
There are at least three varieties of cocktail shakers:
The Boston Shaker: A two-piece shaker consisting of a 28 oz metal bottom and traditionally a 16 oz glass or plastic mixing glass. The mixing container and bottom are inserted into each other for shaking or used separately for stirring or muddling. A separate strainer, such as a Hawthorne or Julep strainer, are required for this type shaker if crushed ice is used. Without such a strainer, some bartenders may instead strain by narrowly separating the two pieces after shaking and pouring the drink through the resulting gap. The market offers now 18 oz or 20 oz container versions too. The unit is the imperial fluid ounce that is about 28,4 ml, so the bottom is about 795 ml and the 16 oz container is about 454 ml.
The Cobbler Shaker: A three-piece cocktail shaker that has tapers at the top and ends with a built-in strainer and includes a cap. The cap can often be used as a measure for spirits or other liquids.
The French Shaker...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Pair of English Old Sheffield Plate Wine Coolers 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptional pair of antique English Old Sheffield Plate, silver on copper, wine coolers, circa 1780 in date.
The wine coolers stand on widespread circular pedestal bases...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver, Copper
Vintage 12 Place Kings Pattern Sterling Silver Cutlery by Harrods 20th Century
By Gee & Holmes
Located in London, GB
A superb and rare complete Elizabeth II walnut cased, 117 piece, twelve place canteen of flatware cutlery, in the elegant Kings pattern, retailed by Harrods Knightsbridge London and bearing hallmarks for Sheffield, 1963 and the makers mark of Gee & Holmes.
Comprising:
twelve table forks,
twelve dessert forks,
twelve dessert spoons,
twelve soup spoons,
twelve teaspoons,
twelve fish knives with silver blades
twelve fish forks with silver tines,
twelve table forks,
twelve dessert knives
six table spoons
three piece fork set
All contained in the original superb fitted walnut canteen box with hinged lid and a single fitted drawer and custom fitted in blue felt. It bears the label "Harrods Ltd Cutlers & Silversmiths, Knightsbridge, S.W."
This is the complete set, it is highly unusual to find such a nice patterned set with not even a single piece missing!
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 19 cm x Width 50 cm x Depth 35.5 cm - Canteen case
Weight 5.44 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 7 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches - Canteen case
Weight 175 troy oz
Harrods
founder Charles Henry Harrod first established his business in 1824, aged 25. The business was located south of the River Thames in Southwark. The premises were located at 228 Borough High Street.
He ran this business, variously listed as a draper, mercer and a haberdasher, certainly until 1831. During 1825 the business was listed as 'Harrod and Wicking, Linen Drapers, Retail', but this partnership was dissolved at the end of that year. His first grocery business appears to be as ‘Harrod & Co.Grocers’ at 163 Upper Whitecross Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1., in 1832. In 1834 in London's East End, he established a wholesale grocery in Stepney, at 4, Cable Street, with a special interest in tea.
In 1849, to escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Brompton, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod's son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880.
However, the store's booming fortunes were reversed in early December 1883, when it burnt to the ground. Remarkably, in view of this calamity, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new building was built on the same site, and soon Harrods extended credit for the first time to its best customers, among them Oscar Wilde,Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, Sigmund Freud, A. A. Milne, and many members of the British Royal Family.
On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, Harrods debuted England's first "moving staircase" (escalator) in their Brompton Road stores; the device was actually a woven leather conveyor belt-like unit with a wood and "silver plate-glass" balustrade. Nervous customers were offered brandy at the top to revive them after their 'ordeal'. The department store was purchased by the Fayed brothers in 1985.
In 2010 Harrods was sold to Qutar Holdings.
Harrods was the holder of royal warrants from 1910 till 2000 from the following:
* Queen Elizabeth II (Provisions and Household Goods)
* The Duke of Edinburgh (Outfitters)
* The Prince of Wales (Outfitters and Saddlers)
* The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (China and Glass)
The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe.
The UK's second-biggest shop, Selfridges, Oxford Street, is a little over half the size with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2) of selling space, while the third largest, Allders of Croydon had 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of retail space.
By comparison Europe's second-largest department store the KaDeWe in Berlin has a retail space of 650,000 square feet (60,000 m2).
GEE & HOLMES LTD
This enterprise can be traced to the registration of Thomas Raynes Ltd as a private limited company in 1935. Capitalised at £1,000, it was based at 39 Eyre Street, and dealt in cutlery and various tools. The subscribers were brothers: James Fairclough Gee (1899-1974) and Reginald L. Gee (1913-?). They had been born at St Helens, Lancashire, the sons of James Gee (1868-1948) – an insurance superintendent – and his wife, Agnes née Fairclough. In 1939, James and Reginald Gee were living with their parents at 47 Brooklands Crescent. They were described in the Register of England & Wales (1939) as cutlery manufacturers. Also residing at Brooklands Crescent (62) was Leonard Wycliffe Holmes (1901-1989), his wife Florence, and their son, James Geoffrey (1932-1985). Leonard had been born in Sheffield, the son of John Clement Holmes (a steel and iron turner) and his wife, Bertha née Shelton. Leonard apparently received a technical education, as in 1920 he co-presented a paper on electro-plating at Mappin Hall. He held an Associateship in Metallurgy from Sheffield University (Sheffield Daily Independent, 19 November 1920). Leonard and Florence had been married at a Wadsley Church in 1927: she was the sister of James F. Gee. In 1939, Leonard was working as a commercial traveller in cutlery.
During the Second World War, Thomas Raynes Ltd was listed at 41 Arundel Street – the same address as cutlery manufacturer, L. Holmes & Co. The Hawley Collection has a stainless table knife marked ‘L. Holmes & Co’, which was probably made at this time. Thomas Raynes Ltd became the vehicle for a new business entity – Gee & Holmes Ltd – which initially occupied 41 Arundel Street. In an advertisement in 1946, the partners announced that they would be moving into a new factory at 61 Eyre Lane in early 1947. The two-storey factory, which became known as Heritage Works, was bounded by Eyre Lane and Newton Lane. Gee and Holmes...
Category
20th Century English Elizabethan Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 127 Piece Canteen-12 Place Sterling Silver Cutlery Set 20th Century
By J.B. Chatterley & Sons Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A rare and complete Elizabeth II, 127 piece 12 place setting Kings Pattern sterling silver table-service, bearing hallmarks for 1978 and the mak...
Category
Late 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Asprey & Co Cut Crystal Sterling Silver Mounted Decanter 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A vintage sterling silver mounted diamond pattern crystal square Brierley decanter and stopper with silver collar and halllmarks for London 1979 with the makers mark of the world renowned retailer Asprey and Co.
The tapering rectangular shaped diamond pattern crystal decanter features a sterling silver mounted ris with a faceted cylindrical glass stopper;
Add an elegant touch to your next dining experience.
Condition:
In excellent condition, with no dings dents or chips, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 27 cm x Width 9 cm x Depth 9 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 11 inches x Width 3 inches x Depth 3 inches
Asprey was established in England in 1781 and founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium. In 1841, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1847 the family broke with this partner and moved into 167 New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today.
From its central London location Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early specialty was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. The main competitors at the time were H.J. Cave & Sons. Asprey was recognised for its expertise when it won a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1862 but lost out to its rivals, H.J. Cave & Sons in 1867.
The company consolidated its position through acquisitions. In 1859 Asprey absorbed Edwards, an award winning maker of dressing cases and holder of a Royal Warrant. The company also purchased the Alfred Club at 22 Albemarle Street, which backed on to the New Bond Street store and meant that Asprey now had entrances on two of London's most fashionable streets.
In 1862, Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales, later to be crowned Edward VII, granted another Royal Warrant. In 1953, for the coronation of Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 18-carat gold and weighed almost 27 pounds. In April 1953, it went on show in the New Bond Street store and subsequently toured the United States.
As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and watchmakers including Ernest Betjeman, the father of the distinguished poet John Betjeman, one of the most highly regarded craftsman and designers of his day.
In the twenties, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette cases became collectable amongst young sophisticates who delighted in its other modern products, including travel clocks, safety razors and automatic pencil sharpeners.
Asprey Jewellery...
Category
Late 20th Century British Glass
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Solingen 69 Piece Gold Plated Canteen Cutlery Fitted Case 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Vintage Solingen 69 piece 12 place settings canteen of 24kt gold plated cutlery, from Germany, and late 20th century in date.
The set is made in the delightful Golden Affection pattern and is complete and cased in its original fitted case.
The set comprises:
12 x Main Forks
12 x Main Knives
12 x Soup Spoons
12 x Tea Spoons
12 x Cake Forks
2 x Gravy Ladles
2 x Serving Spoons
1 x Soup Ladle
2 x Pickle Forks
1 x Sugar Spoons
1x Cake Slicer
Add an elegant touch to your dining experience with this wonderful set.
Condition:
This set is in really excellent unused condition please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 10 cm x Width 45 cm x Depth 31 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 4 inches x Width 1 foot, 6 inches x Depth 1 foot
Solingen Cutlery...
Category
Late 20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Antique Brass & Copper Bound Wine Cooler Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique George III brass and copper bound wine cooler, Circa 1820 in date.
It is of tapered cylindrical form with twin swing ring handles
This exquisite punch b...
Category
Antique 1820s English George II Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique English Silver Plated Cased 155 Piece 24 Setting Cutlery 20th Century
By James Aitchison
Located in London, GB
An elegant Vintage Scotish silverplated twenty four and twelve place setting 155 piece canteen of cutlery, marked James Aitchison of Princes Street, Edinburgh, Goldsmith to the Queen...
Category
Early 20th Century British Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Pair of Cut Crystal Glass Silver Mounted Decanters Birmingham 1972
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of vintage sterling silver mounted diamond pattern crystal ships decanters and stoppers, with halllmarks for Birmingham, 1972 and the makers mark of Charles S Green &...
Category
Vintage 1970s Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Silver Plated Caviar & Champagne Cooler 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Vintage silver plated caviar and champagne / vodka cooler set. It comprises four glass caviar dishes and silver plated covers, a champagne/wine cooler in the centr...
Category
Late 20th Century Wine Coolers
Materials
Silver Plate