Sterling Silver Salad Cutlery, Norway

Fine German salad cutlery set in 800 silver with rich decorated handles in empire style. All hallmarks for 800 silver and makers hallmark. The spoons are...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique English sterling silver straight Military Thread & Shell pattern flatware service made by George Adams; an addition to our flatware collection. The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian straight sterling silver canteen of cutlery has been crafted in the Military Thread and Shell pattern. The surface of each handle is embellished with a paralleling thread decorated border accented with a shell design to the terminal. The reverse of each spoon bowl is ornamented with a thread decorated rounded heel. This Military Thread and Shell pattern cutlery set consists of 109 pieces: Basic service 18 table forks 18 table spoons 24 dessert forks 23 dessert spoons 21 teaspoons Additional pieces Soup ladle Pair of serving spoons Runcible/serving spoon Caddy spoon The pieces of this service have been crafted by the collectable, renowned silversmith and flatware maker George Adams of Chawner & Co in 1863; eleven of the dessert spoons bear a subtly different size to the remaining twelve, this does not detract from the service. This antique flatware service is supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduces tarnishing. Note: Due to the nature of this service it can be determined it was made for military use. Each piece would have been embellished with an engraved crest which has since been removed; there remains minor signs of the engraving to some pieces. "Straight" means all the pieces are made by the same maker in the same year. Condition This thread and shell pattern cutlery set is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. Each piece has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition. The pattern decoration has sympathetic wear in keeping with age and use. Each piece shows minor signs of an erased engraved crest. Full hallmarks struck to the reverse of each piece are all very clear; there is some wear to some marks, in keeping with age. Dimensions Table fork 21cm/8.3" Table spoon 22.2cm/8.7" Dessert fork 18cm/7.1" Dessert spoon 17.5cm/6.9" Teaspoon 14.9cm/5.9" Soup ladle 33.8cm/13.3" Serving spoon 29.2cm/11.5" Runcible spoon...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George IV English sterling silver old English pattern salad servers; an addition to our silver flatware collection. These exceptional antique sterling silver salad servers...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian colored glass handled, English sterling silver salad servers; an addition to our silver flatware collection. These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver salad servers have an oval rounded bowl onto an elongated stem. The anterior and reverse surface of each piece is plain and unembellished; the heel of each piece is embellished with a circular rivet. The bowl of the serving fork incorporates five-shaped tines. These exceptional examples of silver flatware are fitted with impressive green colored cut glass handles with a hobnail style ornamentation to the bulbous handpiece. The hallmarked sterling silver ferrule of each server is encircled with bands of tooled decoration. Condition These antique glass handled...