A very fine Victorian sold silver Canteen of Cutlery, consis...

Hammer

€3,800

A very fine Victorian sold silver Canteen of Cutlery, consisting of approx. 125 silver items (see list below), plus 6 matching plated items, all dated c. 1862 - 72, mostly by Martin hall & Co., London & Sheffield, each piece engraved and moulded with shell, scrolls, etc., and feather edes, and with the crest of the Foster family in each shield, overall weight 232 ozs. (include. silver handles). 
List:
Sugar Tongs - 1
Sugar Spoon - 1
Coffee Spoons - 9
Dessert Forks - 12
Egg Spoons - 5
Salt Spoons - 4
Dessert Knives & Forks (9 + 9) 18
Cheese Scoop - 1
Pickle Fork - 1
Teaspoons - 23
Fish Knives - 9
Dinner Forks - 12
Dessert Spoons - 12
Table Spoons - 9
Sauce Ladles - 2
Soup Ladle - 1
Gravy Spoons - 2
Fish Servers - 2
Asparagus Tongs - 1
Plated Nut Crackers en-suite - 3
Plated Knife Rests - 3
(125)
Provenance:  Ex. Collection : The O'Brien's, Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare

More Information

See images of trays. Hall marks in some cases rubbed but overall good. Damage to the woodwork of case. Kings pattern design.