84 Piece Chippendale Canteen, Sheffield 1973

84 Piece SIlver Chippendale Pattern Canteen of Cutlery, Sheffield 1973

 The Service

This is a lovely 84 piece straight canteen of silver in a stylish 20^th Century Pattern. The service provides for seven pieces per 12 place settings and is nicely presented in a wooden box.

 All the pieces were made in Sheffield 1973 by Copper Brothers & Sons and bear appropriate hallmarks. The knives have silver handles and stainless steel blades. The service benefits from having no personalised engravings to the pieces.

Chippendale Pattern

This pattern was named in honour of the famous English cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale. The edges of each piece have a wavy raised line that are reminiscent of the mouldings to be found on much of his furniture.

Interestingly the hallmarks bear a special 1973 date letter that commemorated the bicentenary of the Sheffield Assay Office - i.e. it is the identical gothic style letter "E" that was used in 1773 when the assay office first opened. This is quite appropriate because Thomas Chippendale was coming towards the end of his working life in 1773.

Components

This 84-piece service consists of the following: 

Total weight of weighable silver 2970 grams (95.5 troy ounces).

Condition

Excellent polished condition. The set has hardly been used.

Presentation

This canteen is offered within a nicely presented wooden box, with knives slotted in to the lid and the spoons and forks stacked up in the base.

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.