Object Description
This is a stunning antique 12 place setting silver plated cutlery set by the renowned silversmith Elkington & Co. 22 Regent Street London, circa 1930 in date.
The beautiful set consists of 159 pieces in the Chippendale pattern and includes the original invoice from Elkington & Co with its itemised contents dated 1st September 1930.
It is beautifully housed in an English made oak canteen case with satinwood banding complete with the original key and feature a lift up top with three drawers below with custom fitting in brown felt with labels to each set.
This is the complete set, it is highly unusual to find such a nice patterned set with not even a single piece missing!
Set comprises:
12 Table knives
12 Table forks
12 Starter / Cheese Knives
12 Starter / Dessert Forks
12 Soup spoons
12 Dessert spoons
12 Fish Forks
12 Fish Knives
12 Fruit Forks
12 Fruit Knives
12 Tea spoons
12 Coffee spoons
2 Sauce Ladles
6 Serving Spoons
1 Sugar Tongs
1 Sugar Sifter
1 Pair Meat Slicers
1 Pair Game Slicers
1 Wheel Sharpener
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 26 x Width 56 x Depth 41
Dimensions in inches:
Height 10.2 x Width 22.0 x Depth 16.1
Elkington & Co
was a silver manufacturer from Birmingham, England.
The firm was founded by George Richards Elkington and his brother, Henry Elkington, in the 1830s. It operated under the name G. R. Elkington & Co. until 1842, when a third partner, Josiah Mason, joined the firm. It operated as Elkington, Mason, & Co. until 1861, when the partnership with Mason was terminated. The firm operated independently as Elkington & Co. from 1861 until 1963. It was then taken over by British Silverware, Ltd. In 1971 British Silverware, Ltd. became a subsidiary of Delta Metal Co. Ltd.
Over the course of history it became very successful and was one of the prime producers of silver plating. Elkington received various royal warrants of appointments. One of their most famous pieces is the electrotype copy of the Jerningham Wine Cooler, at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Our reference: A1184