Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28 Oct 2015
A George III matched silver-gilt Feather-edge pattern dessert service for twelve
A George III matched silver-gilt Feather-edge pattern dessert service for twelve,
comprising: twelve dessert forks, (ten by Northcote and Bourne, London 1795, two by Smith and Fearn, London 1794), twelve dessert spoons, eleven London 1795, one London 1794), and twelve dessert knives, (nine by Messrs. Tatum, London 1795, three by Moses Brent, London 1794), engraved with a crest, plus six matched George III silver-gilt dessert spoons, in two associated cases, approx. weighable 39oz. (42)
The crest is used by Byngley, Critchley, Derwell, Flanders, Hilliar, Manston and other families.