Fine Antique Cased Canteen Of Silver Plate & Mother Of Pearl Fruit Cutlery For Sale

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HI , AND WELCOME TO THIS sale FOR A FABULOUS & HIGH QUALITY, ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN CASED SET OF SILVER PLATE & MOTHER OF PEARL FRUIT CUTLERY.

A SIMPLY STUNNING & VERY ATTRACTIVE SET, FITTED IN A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE WALNUT ? CANTEEN CASE, WITH BLUE & GREEN VELVET LININGS. A BLANK BRASS CARTOUCHE IS UPON THE LID.

A WONDERFUL FRUIT SET. THE DAINTY FORKS HAVE SLIGHTLY OUTWARDLY FACING TINES FOR PICKING UP THE SEGMENTS OF FRUIT. AND THE FINE KNIVES FEATURE A LITTLE 'SERRATED' TIP, FOR EASE OF CUTTING THE FRUIT.

THE FRONT OF THE BLADES FEATURE A FINE 'BRIGHT CUT' FLORAL PATTERN.

ALL PIECES BEAR SOLID SILVER COLLARS. AND ALL ARE FULLY HALLMARKED FOR 1912.

THE SIX KNIVES HAVE COLLARS BY WILLIAM YATES WITH THE BLADES STAMPED FOR COOPER BROTHERS & THE FORKS HAVE COLLARS BY COOPER BROTHERS. BUT THE SHAPE OF ALL COLLARS ARE THE SAME & THE DATES ARE ALL THE SAME TOO. A VERY FINE SET.

THE MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLES ARE ALL IN SUPERB CONDITION. THEY ARE ALL CLEAN, SMOOTH & DAMAGE / SPLIT FREE. WITH ONLY A SLIGHT HINT OF NATURAL DIS-COLOURING, THEY ARE LOVELY.

ONLY FAULT TO NOTE IS THAT SADLY 1 X FRUIT FORK IS MISSING.

CONDITION :

EXCELLENT, NO DAMAGE OR REPAIRS AT ALL WITH VERY CLEAR HALLMARKS. NO SPLITS IN THE HANDLES & ALL ITEMS MAKE FOR A STUNNING SET.

SIZE & WEIGHT :

FORKS MEASURE 15 CM LONG & KNIVES ARE 18.5 CM. WEIGHT = 323 GRAMS FOR CUTLERY & 715 GRAMS FOR CASE. TOTAL WEIGHT UNPACKED = JUST OVER 1 KG.

MAKERSMARKS/ HALL MARKS :

• C B S IN GOTHIC SCRIPT ON BLADES - MAKERS MARK FOR COOPER BROTHERS SHEFFIELD, FOLLOWED BY 'EP'
• ON KNIFE COLLARS:
• W.Y - MAKERS MARK FOR WILLIAM YATES
• ON FORK COLLARS :
• CB OVER & S - MAKERS MARK FOR COOPER BROTHERS & SONS
• ALL HAVE / CROWN - ASSAY MARK FOR SHEFFIELD
• ALL HAVE / LION PASSANT - MARK FOR STERLING SILVER
• ALL HAVE / DATE LETTER U - THIS IS FOR 1912

PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOS {AND I HAVE TAKEN LOTS} SO THAT YOU CAN FULLY APPREICIATE WHAT A SUPERB FRUIT CANTEEN THIS IS.

SO THERE WE HAVE IT. A WONDERFUL ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN SILVER PLATE & MOTHER OF PEARL CASED FRUIT SET, IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION, THAT WOULD PLEASE ANY ANTIQUE / SILVER PLATE COLLECTOR.

HAPPY TO SEND WORLDWIDE, BUT PLEASE CHECK FIRST.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

UK buyers : 

PAYPAL IS THE QUICKEST METHOD, BUT CHEQUE / POSTAL ORDERS ARE FINE TOO. CASH UPON COLLECTION IS ALSO WELCOME IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO DO SO.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS :

PAYPAL ONLY.

ONCE CLEARED PAYMENT IS RECEIVED MOST ITEMS ARE SHIPPED OUT THE NEXT WORKING DAY.

IF THIS FALLS ON A WEEKEND THEN ITEMS WILL BE SENT ON THE MONDAY MORNING.

ALL ITEMS ARE WELL PACKAGED & PROOF OF POSTAGE ALWAYS OBTAINED.

SO IF EVER ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

ALL ITEMS THAT WE SELL ARE EITHER ANTIQUE / VINTAGE AND AS SUCH WILL HAVE AGE RELATED MARKS / WEAR.

ANYTHING WORTH MENTIONING WILL BE NOTED IN THE LISTING & PLENTY OF PHOTOS ARE ALWAYS ON SHOW. THESE ARE PART OF & DO FORM THE LISTING ALONG WITH THE DESCRIPTION SO PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED.

WE ARE NOT HERE TO MIS-LEAD ANYONE, SO IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED INCORRECTLY THEN A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN. OTHERWISE NORMAL sale RULES APPLY, SO IF UNSURE PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE TO CHECK.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY LISTINGS.

BEST OF LUCK WITH THE offerDING

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