A seven-piece silver mounted horn carving set, Henry Hutton & Co, Sheffield, 1986

comprising; three carving knives, three forks and a sharpener, the cover with engraved plaque "Presented to their Graces The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, by the Master & Mistress Cutler, Mr & Mrs Hugh Sykes, on the occasion of the Chatsworth Charity Evening, 22nd March 1991", together with a set of four George III style silver salts, Birmingham, 1891, reeded oval, engraved with the Devonshire crest, 8.2cm., 3 1/4 in. long, a modern cased silver five-piece condiment set, London, 1975, comprising: mustard pot, pepper pot, salt and two spoons, pepper pot 7cm., 2 3/4 in. high, a Victorian silver mounted cut glass mustard pot, 10.1cm., 4in. high, a cased Scandinavian 18th century style pewter butter tureen, 16.5cm., 6 1/2 in. long, a cased set of twelve Norwegian silver and blue enamel coffee spoons, stamped '925', 9.5cm., 3 3/4 in. long, a cased set of six Edwardian silver and mother-of-pearl fish knives, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1903, 19cm., 7 1/5 in. long, and four further cased sets of electroplated flatware (31)

Presented to Andrew, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004) and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire (1920-2004)

Carving set and pewter cup in as new condition. The flatware is in fairly good order, the cases are generally quite dilapidated.
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