54 piece Boxed Canteen, 1927

Boxed 54-piece Silver Old English Pattern Canteen, Sheffield 1927 by John Round

The Service

We are pleased to be offering a beautifully presented 20^th Century silver 6 place settings boxed canteen in Old English Pattern.

The service includes a lovely combination of solid silver, mother or pearl, bone handled items. Even the wooden box is different to the standard with an attractive inlaid border and so setting it apart from the rest. Opening the box reveals a sumptuous array of dining pieces with bone handled fish eaters within the lid that are ideal for a fish starter and mother of pearl handled dessert eaters that work perfectly with a fruit based starter or dessert. The large forks are for use with the main meal. The pull out drawer contains the soup spoons, puddings spoons, serving spoons and small forks.

All the pieces in this cutlery service were made in Sheffield and benefit from having no personalised engravings to them. They date from 1927 and bear the mark of John Round.

Old English Pattern

Old English Pattern was first introduced circa 1770 and has always been a very favoured pattern due to its elegant and simple form. It has been produced continually to the present day with a resurgence of popularity in the early 20^th Century.

Components

This 54-piece service consists of the following:

Top:

Drawer:-

Total weight of weighable silver 1430 grams (66 troy ounces)  - this does not include the silver components of the fish and fruit eater sets.

Knives

The knives for this service would have been supplied as a separate entity. Should you require them, we can offer a choice of knives:-

12 bone handled Knives (6 table & 6 dessert) - £120

12 New Silver Handled Old English Pattern Knives (6 table & 6 dessert) - £660

Please contact us for extra details.

Condition

Excellent polished condition. Two of the mother of pearl handles are slightly bigger than the others and are later replacements - only noticeable when laid next to each other and the ones on the extreme right in the photo showing the fruit eater set.  

Presentation

This canteen is offered within its original beautifully made oak box. There is no key (a simple job for a locksmith should you require one). The box has an inlaid border and has a brass plaque to the centre. The interior of the box is lined with blue baize with each piece having its own slot. The blue baize is a little worn in places, but is generally in good condition.

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.