A GEORGE III SILVER CANTEEN FOR TWELVE PERSONS Old English B...

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£1,300

A GEORGE III SILVER CANTEEN FOR TWELVE PERSONS

Old English Bead pattern, comprising table forks by William Sumner & Richard Crossley, London 1781, each engraved with initials T / * / P W to terminal front and a crest to reverse; side forks, assorted makers and dates (including Thomas Chawner, London 1776; maker IB, 1817), similarly engraved; table spoons by Hester Bateman, London 1777-78, and one by Elizabeth Tookey, London 1770, each engraved with a crest to terminal front and initials T / * / P W to reverse; dessert spoons, assorted makers and dates (including Hester Bateman, London 1778; William Sumner & Richard Crossley, London 1781; George Smith II, London 1791), similarly engraved; and table and side knives, silver handles by Robert Trickett & Co, Sheffield 1779, each engraved with a crest (different to forks and spoons) and initials T / * / P W. (72 pieces) Table knives 28.6cm long, 81.4 troy ounces gross (excl. knives)