Boxed Art Deco Canteen of Silver Cutlery for 8 People, Glamis Pattern 1958

Boxed 97-piece Glamis Pattern Canteen of Silver Cutlery, Sheffield 1958 by Cooper Brothers

The Service

We are pleased to be offering a great opportunity to own a boxed silver cutlery set in the very stylish Glamis Pattern.  This Art Deco service provides for eleven pieces per 8 place settings with an assortment of serving and carving pieces.

All the pieces in this canteen were made by Cooper Brothers & Sons of Sheffield and bear appropriate Sterling silver hallmarks for Sheffield 1958. The knives have silver handles and are engraved “Cooper Bros & Sons Sheffield England” to the stainless steel blades and the service is contained within its original wooden box.

Glamis Pattern has a lovely elegant shape with Art Deco streamlining and is a scarce but desirable flatware pattern. It was named in honour of Glamis Castle in northern Scotland - home to the Bowes-Lyon family including Elizabeth wife of King George VI and mother to Queen Elizabeth II and also the setting for Shakespeare's play Macbeth. 

 All the pieces in this service are original to the set, making it a good, straight service that is ready to be used.

Components

This 97-piece service consists of the following:

·         8 Soup Spoons (oval bowls) 20.4cm

·         8 Table/dinner Forks             19.7cm

·         8 Table Knives                      24cm

·         8  Dessert  Forks                  17.3cm

·         8 Dessert Knives                  21.4cm

·         8 Dessert Spoons                17.2cm

·         8 Fish Knives                      20.7cm

·         8 Fish Forks                         18.7cm

·         8 Teaspoons                        12.4 cm

·         8 Coffee Spoons                 10.4cm

·         4 Serving Spoons                28cm

·         3 piece Carving Set

·         8 Pastry Forks                     13.2cm

·         2 Pastry Servers                  13/17.4cm

The total weight of weighable silver is 3700 grams (119 troy ounces)  plus 16 silver handled knives and a three piece silver handled carving set.

Extra Pieces

Glamis pattern is scarce but available in small numbers, making it an interesting pattern to collect and build a wider service. In addition to the pastry forks and servers, the previous owner has bought extra pieces that are available to purchase on request as additional extras. These include:

Pair salad servers, sauce ladle, small serving/preserve spoon, long-handled pickle/olive spoon, butter knife, tea caddy spoon, sugar tongs and tea strainer.

Condition

The service is in excellent, polished condition throughout with no engravings. There is a line of pitting on some of the knife blades (shown in final photo).

Presentation

This canteen is presented within a good quality wooden box. There are some minor scuff marks to the top of the box, but otherwise this is a beautifully presented service.

All 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 or via Zoom.