102 piece Princess Pattern Canteen, 1898
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102 piece Canteen – Princess Pattern (12 place settings); - Hallmark: London 1898 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Limited – Weight: 4910 grams (158 tr.oz.) + 24 silver handled knives - Ref. No.: HR9780
102 Piece Princess Pattern 12 place settings Canteen of Silver Cutlery, London 1898 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd
The Service
We are pleased to be offering a rare opportunity to own a straight service of Victorian silver cutlery in the graceful Princess Pattern.
This service provides for eight pieces per 12 place settings, plus six serving spoons.
All the spoons and forks in this service were made by the premier makers, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Limited, bear hallmarks for London 1898 and are engraved with the same crest to the front. One teaspoon is a slightly later addition by the same maker (London 1910) and does not bear the crest.
The set has 12 of all the main dining pieces and an especially pleasing addition are the good-sized, round bowled soup spoons which are particularly early in date (generally soup spoons with the familiar round bowls are considered to have been first introduced circa 1900-1905 and so these are extremely early examples).
The 24 knives have silver handles and stainless steel blades and are an excellent complement to the set. These are new and hallmarked for Sheffield 2020 and not engraved with the crest.
Officially called Princess Number 1 pattern, this 19th Century pattern has an elegant restrained decoration based on the King’s Pattern shape. It is a scarce and highly desirable pattern that is very rarely found as a full service.
Components
This 102-piece service consists of the following:
12 Soup Spoons (round bowls) 20cm |
12 Dessert Spoons 17.6cm |
12 Table Knives 24.8cm |
12 Teaspoons 14.6cm |
12 Table/dinner Forks 21cm |
12 Coffee/Egg spoons 12.7cm |
12 Dessert Knives 22cm |
6 Table/serving Spoons 22cm |
12 Dessert Forks 17.8cm |
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Total weight of weighable silver 4910 grams (158 troy ounces) plus 24 silver handled knives.
Optional Extras
The original service was larger than the above and we have the following matching extras with the same crest and these are available to the numbers required on request:
- 6 table forks
- 6 table spoons
- 18 dessert forks
- 12 dessert forks
Condition
The silver is in excellent polished condition throughout with full length tines and unworn bowls.
Presentation
This canteen is presented within nine new anti-tarnish cutlery rolls.
As with all the canteens available from our web-site, we are happy to send a sample place setting for approval, on receipt of a fully refundable surety payment, prior to purchasing this canteen.