42 piece King's Pattern Cutlery Service, 1960

The Service

We are pleased to be offering a straight silver service in Kings Pattern with 6 place settings and each setting having 7 pieces.

All the pieces were made by Elkington & Company and bear Birmingham hallmarks. Elkington & Company were one of the most important British silversmithing companies. They made prestigious pieces in silver and in the 19th century were the inventors of electroplate and electrotyping.

All the pieces in this service are in excellent polished condition and benefit from having no personalised engravings.

King's Pattern

King's Pattern is the most well-known and popular of the decorative flatware patterns. It was based on an 18th century French design and became fashionable amongst the wealthy in the early years of the 19th Century. The design encompasses a shell to both sides of the handle terminal and reverse of the bowl, scrolls down the handle shaft with a honeysuckle motif to the centre. The double-struck nature of the pattern (i.e. pattern on both sides) ensures that a good gauge of silver was used in manufacture.

Components

This 42-piece service consists of the following:

Total weight of weighable silver 2480 grams (79.7 troy ounces). Additional to this weight are the 12 silver handled knives.

Optional Extras

We have a huge range of King’s Pattern in stock and will be happy to quote for any additional pieces that may be required to suit your needs. For example, we can offer a set of 6 silver teaspoons (£90) should you require them, plus plenty of serving and ancillary items.

Condition

Excellent polished condition. Full and equal length fork tines and unworn spoon bowls.

Presentation

This canteen is offered within its original anti-tarnish royal purple 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.