Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016

Lot 1158

A silver Hanoverian Rat-tail pattern canteen for twelve

Estimate £1,200 - £1,800 | Hammer £2300

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Description

A silver Hanoverian Rat-tail pattern canteen for twelve,

by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1925,

comprising: twelve table forks, twelve dessert forks, six egg spoons, six teaspoons, twelve tablespoons, twelve dessert spoons, two sauce ladles and a soup ladle, terminals initialled, in a fitted wooden case inlaid with a presentation plaque inscribed: 'Presented to Neville W. Wilthew Esq. by the Tenants on the Wynyard, Long Newton and Seaham Estates on the occasion of his marriage, June 17th 1926', approx. weight 119oz. (63)