An assembled set of Feather Edge pattern flatware, most London, late 18th century

engraved with various crests and monograms, comprising:
24 dessert spoons (6 by Hester Bateman, London, 1776; 9 by George Smith II & Thomas Hayter, 1796; 6 by Thomas Tookey, London, 1773; 3 by Robert Gray, Edinburgh, 1802)
25 teaspoons (6 John Lambe, London, 1787, 6 shell bowl John Lampfert, London; 6 by mm T[pellet]W; 5 by mm JL, Edinburgh; 2 mm unclear)
4 sauce ladles with Onslow terminals (mm unclear, London)
2  serving spoons (John Shields, Dublin, 1766)
2 salad servers (spoon by mm RC, London, 1788; fork by mm W[pellet]T, London, 1774)
2 caddy spoons (1 mm I[pellet]L,; 1 by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham, 1793)
1 marrow spoon (mm T[pellet]T, Dublin, 1798)
1 sandwich tongs (George Smith III, London)
60 pieces

1 teaspoon, 2 sauce ladles and 1 serving spoon with repairs to handle, some with unclear maker's marks, otherwise good condition
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See online for list of makers and dates.