Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 398
An Elkington & Co silver plate canteen of cutlery in oak chestitems bearing date marks from 1892-1897, and with monograms, top tray to include: 12 fish knives and 12 fish forks, a knife sharpener, 12 dessert forks and 10 knives, two knives damaged, with mother of pearl handles, tray two to include: 12 table knives, 12 cheese knives, 2 carving knives and two carving forks, tray 3 to include: 12 table forks, 12 dessert forks, 9 coffee spoons, 9 salt and mustard spoons, 2 pickle forks, a set of tongs, 2 butter knives, and a fish carving knife and fork, tray four to include: 12 table spoons, 12 dessert spoons, a gravy spoon, a soup ladle and 2 sauce ladles, the base section to include: a sugar basin, a tea pot, a cream jug, an associated silver pepper pot, Birmingham, two mustard pots, glass broken, one silver capped, Birmingham, a cruet set, one bottle broken, and a coffee pot and hot milk jug, both unmarked, some items lacking, the oak chest with metal mounts throughout and with cast iron carrying handles, underside of lid with old list of contents on an Elkington and Co. letterhead, edge of chest with inset ivorine label, 'Elkington & Co Ltd Silversmiths, 22 Regent St. London S.W.', (qty)Box height 40cm, width 54cmCondition:Damage to mother of pearl handle on one dessert fork, six mother of pearl handles to knives damaged or restored, two badly broken.By family descent.
