Mother of Pearl Seashell Caviar Dish with Cutlery, 8 Complete Sets

19th Century English Mason’s ironstone imari style deep blue bowl with gilt flower decoration. Superb ironstone bowl hand painted with bold e...

Moorish inlaid mother of pearl six legged brass tray top folding side table. The inlay work makes this folding tray an exceptional handmade side table. An ebonized hand carved turne...

A very beautiful handmade mother of pearl spoon, Victorian design, circa early-20th century. Spoon is made entirely of mother of pearl seashell...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch silver straight flatware service for eight persons; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection. The pieces of this exceptional antique Dutch silver canteen of cutlery for 8 persons have been crafted in a plain rounded form, reflecting the Classic Old English pattern. The anterior surface of each fork and spoon handle features a pip to the terminal. This canteen of cutlery for 8 consists of 40 pieces: Basic service: Eight table forks Eight table spoons Eight dessert forks Eight dessert spoons Additional pieces: Pair of serving spoons Pair of serving ladles Pair of sauce ladles Soup ladle Serving fork The Dutch hallmarks struck to the dessert service and majority of the ladles include: Maker's mark: GZ - Gerritsen N.V. Ned. Silver quality/purity mark: Lion Passant mark with 2nd standard purity .833, 833/1000. Duty mark: Minerva head, B - Utrecht Date letter: L-1921 The table forks and spoons are crafted in the identical standard silver by Van Kempen in The Hague, 1920, whereas one serving ladle is crafted by C.L.J. Begeer in Utrecht, 1915. This flatware service can be purchased with sterling silver handled old English pattern knives if so desired. These impressive examples of antique silverware are supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduces tarnishing. Condition This antique silver canteen of cutlery...