A canteen of Victorian silver Queen's Pattern flatware, various dates and makers mainly J. & A. Savory for A.B. Savory & Sons, London, circa 1840

engraved with initials 'CR', comprising:
24 table forks
18 table spoons
24 dessert forks
18 dessert spoons
18 fruit knives
18 fruit forks
12 ice cream spoons
18 tea spoons
2 sauce ladles
A pair of salad servers
A soup ladle
A fish serving knife and fork
And the following with steel blades:
36 table knives
24 dessert knives
A pair of meat carvers
All in a fitted oak case with brass handles and plaque engraved CR, retailed by Mappin & Webb, Oxford St., London, W

The initials are later throughout, probably c.1920 when the canteen was retailed by Mappin & Webb 11 dessert forks, William Eley, 1844 8 dessert spoons, George Whiting, 1861 ice cream spoons, sauce ladles, salad servers, soup ladle and fish servers, Francis Higgins & Son Ltd, London, 1919 table and dessert knives, Sheffield, c.1840/60 - some blades would benefit from re-fitting Tines and hallmarks in good condition, generally good For further queries please contact the Silver Department directly on +44(0)207.293.5100
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