131 Piece Silver Canteen of Bead Pattern Cutlery

Boxed 133-piece Old English Pattern Silver Canteen of Cutlery, Sheffield 1993 by Carrs

The Service

We are pleased to be offering an outstanding early 21st Century silver canteen of cutlery in Old English Bead Pattern. The set provides for a full formal table service with twelve pieces per 12 place settings and a good array of serving items.

The service is beautifully presented in a three-tier wooden box with two pull-out drawers. All pieces are fitted in their own slot to prevent scuffing with neighbours. The variety of pieces contained within this service provides great flexibility to cater for all dining requirements.

Every piece was made in Sheffield 1993 and marked for Carrs of Sheffield. Carrs were the leading manufacturers of silver cutlery during the late 20th and early 21st century and supplied prestigious retail outlets such as Harrods.

All pieces benefit from being in excellent condition with no personalised engraving. As usual, the sets of table and dessert knives, together with the cheese knife, pie slice and carving set all have silver handles with stainless steel blades – twenty-nine pieces in total.

Old English Bead Pattern

The plain version of Old English Pattern was first introduced circa 1770, but by 1780 new variants with minimal decoration along the edges had been introduced. Bead pattern was one of the first and has continued to be a particular favourite due to its elegant, simple form.

Components

This 133-piece service consists of the following:

Inside Lid:

• 12 Table Knives – 24.5cm
• 12 Dessert Knives – 21.5cm

Top Layer:

• 12 Fish Knives – 20.7cm
• 12 Fish Forks – 17cm
• 12 Table Forks – 19.4cm
• 12 Dessert Forks – 17.6cm
• 3 piece Carving Set – knife, fork and sharpener

1st Drawer:

• 12 Soup Spoons – 17.5cm
• 12 Dessert Spoons – 18cm
• 12 Teaspoons – 13.8cm
• 12 Coffee Spoons – 10.8cm

Bottom Drawer:

• 4 Serving Spoons – 22.2cm
• 2 Butter Knives – 15.5cm
• Cheese Knife – 20.2cm
• Cake/pie Slice – 25cm
• Sauce Ladle – 19cm
• Soup Ladle – 28.5cm

Total weight of weighable silver is 5900 grams (190 troy ounces) plus 29 silver handled knives.

Condition

Excellent polished condition with minimal signs of use. Appears to have had little use.

Presentation

This canteen is attractively supplied in its original wooden box with two drawers and two rows of knives fitted within the lid. There is a covered compartment on the right-hand side of the bottom drawer for storing extra pieces and/or napkins etc. The key is present. The box measures 50cm x 40cm x 26.5cm high. There are a few very minor scuffs to the box edges.

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.