157 piece King's Pattern Canteen, Boxed

Boxed 157 piece King's Pattern Canteen of Silver CUTLERY & FLATWARE, SHEFFIELD  2005 by Carrs

We are pleased to be offering an outstanding modern silver 12 place settings canteen in Kings Pattern. This canteen is superbly presented in its original top quality box and is in near mint condition due to very little use.

The service provides all the main requirements for a 5 course meal with provision for after dinner tea/coffee. There are an impressive 12 pieces per place setting, plus a good array of additional serving items.

The knives are fitted with stainless steel blades and have hallmarked silver handles, with the blades engraved “Carrs Sheffield England”. The 3 piece carving set comprises a carving knife, fork and sharpening steel – all with stainless steel blades. The cheese knife and pie slice are similarly fitted.

Each piece bears a full set of English Sterling standard silver hallmarks for Sheffield 2005 by Carrs of Sheffield.

King's Pattern

King's Pattern is the most well known and popular decorative flatware pattern. 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, and there are 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 157-piece service consists of the following:

Total weight of weighable silver is 7130 grams (229.3 troy ounces). Additional to this weight are the 36 silver handled knives, 3-piece carving set, cheese knife and pie slice.

Condition

Near mint! Excellent polished condition throughout as though it has barely been used. The spoons have full unworn bowls and the forks tines are full and equal lengths. There are no personalised engravings.

Presentation

This canteen is presented within its original good quality wooden box which was retailed by Carrs of Sheffield. This box is superior to most other modern canteen boxes in that each piece is contained within a slot to prevent scuffing with a neighbour. The drawers are prevented from being removed (or falling out when carried) by two gate-legs. The original key is present. The box measures 50cm wide x 42cm deep x 31cm high.

The 24 knives are slotted in two rows within the lid along with the carving set. The top section holds the fish eaters, table and dessert forks. The first pull-out drawer contains 48 spoons and the 12 pastry forks, whilst the bottom drawer has all the servers and 12 tea knives.

This is an exceptionally well presented service in virtually new condition.

As with all the canteens of cutlery offered on our website, we can send a sample place setting on request and following a surety payment.