88-piece Old English Thread Silver Cutlery Canteen for 12
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Canteen (88-piece) – Old English Thread Pattern (12 place settings) - Hallmark: Sheffield 1992 by Payne & Son – Weight: 3863grams (124 tr.oz.) - Ref. No.: GT/1329
88 piece Old English Thread Pattern Canteen, Sheffield 1992 by Payne & Son
The Service
We are pleased to be offering an excellent quality, late 20th Century silver 12 place settings canteen in Old English Thread Pattern. The service provides for the standard seven pieces required for a three course dinner for 12 people, with the addition of four serving spoons.
All the spoons, forks and servers are hallmarked for Sheffield 1992 and marked with the sponsor’s mark of the top provincial silver retailers, Payne & Son of Oxford. The stainless steel blades of the knives are also engraved “Payne Oxford” and include the Aladdin’s lamp trademark of Roberts & Belk, the Sheffield cutlers who were the likely manufacturers.
Each piece in this canteen of cutlery has a good sturdy weight and feeling of high quality in the hand. This table service benefits from being in excellent condition with the bonus of bearing no personalised engravings. This is a very clean, satisfying service!
Old English Thread 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. Thread pattern was one of the first and has continued to be a particular favourite due to its elegant, simple form.
Components
This 88-piece service consists of the following:
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12 Table Knives 25cm |
12 Dessert Spoons 17cm |
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12Table/dinner Forks 19.4cm |
12 Teaspoons 12.5cm |
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12 Soup Spoons 19.4cm |
4 Table/serving Spoons 20.3cm |
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12 Dessert Knives 22.5cm |
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12 Dessert Forks 17cm |
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Total weight of weighable silver 3850 grams (123.8 troy ounces). Additional to this weight are the 24 silver handled knives.
Condition
Excellent condition and appears to have potentially never been used.
Presentation
This canteen is offered within seven purple, anti-tarnish cutlery rolls which are all impressed with the Payne & Son Oxford name. Each roll contains 12 pieces and the four serving spoons are loose.
All of our canteens are offered with a full money-back guarantee. We are also happy to send a sample place setting for approval, on receipt of a fully refundable surety payment - just phone or email your preferences. Alternatively, in-person viewings are welcome by appointment.
