Object Description
This is a wonderful 57 piece, 12 place sterling silver canteen of cutlery in the original walnut canteen case.
The sterling silver cutlery is in the elegant Hanoverian pattern with hallmarks for Sheffield 1933 bearing the makers mark of the world-renowned silversmith Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, with a gross weight 111ozt,
This superb silver cutlery canteen is complete and comprises the following pieces:
12x Starter Forks
12x Mains Forks
12x Soup Spoons
12x Dessert Spoons
6x Serving Spoons
1x Large Soup Ladle
1x Large Gravy Ladle
1x Sauce Ladle
Add this amazing set to your dinner party experience.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 21 cm x Width 47.5 cm x Depth 36 cm – Canteen
Weight 3.45 kg – Weight of silver
Dimensions in inches:
Height 8 inches x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches – Canteen
Weight 111 troy oz – Weight of silver
The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company. The firm was established in 1880 by William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman.
The firm was active at 112 Regent Street, London acquiring the premises previously used by John Joseph Mechi.
In 1893 the firm absorbed The Goldsmiths’ Alliance Ltd and in 1898 became the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd being active as jewellers, dealers in diamonds and precious stones, silversmiths,electroplaters and watch and clock makers.
In 1952 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd was amalgamated with Garrard & Co Ltd.
The firm participated to a number of national and international exhibitions, as Indian and Colonial Exhibition (London, 1886), Paris (1889), Chicago (1893), California (1894), Paris (1900) and Franco-British Exhibition (London, 1908).
The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co was active with manufactories at Newcastle Place, Clerkenwell; Regent Works, Sheffield and Rue St George, Paris and as retailer of items supplied by various British gold and silver manufacturers (Martin Hall & Co Ltd, W&G Sissons, Wakely & Wheeler, William Comyns, Harrison Brothers & Howson, etc.)
Our reference: A3683