Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 871
A matched George I/II silver Hanoverian Rat-tail pattern canteen for eighteen
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £8000
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Description
A matched George I/II silver Hanoverian Rat-tail pattern canteen for eighteen,
various makers including Paul Hanet, Edward Jennings, Richard Scarlett, and Isaac Callard, London 1724-1755,
the terminals with various crests, comprising: eighteen table forks, eighteen dessert forks, eighteen tablespoons, eighteen dessert spoons, eighteen teaspoons, plus eighteen pistol-grip handled table knives and eighteen dessert knives, later re-bladed, approx. total weighable 110oz. (qty)
The crests are those of many families including Cockridge, Cockworthy, Coxon, Haslatt, Hull, Lace, Clandinen, Cramp, Henlock, Rodney, Colt, Cradock, Fuller, and others. Plus the Mercer's Company of London.