The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Austro-Hungarian canteen of Fiddle-Thread pattern table silver
J.C Klinkosch, Vienna
circa 1893
engraved with the monogram HB or HBB, comprising:
12 table spoons
24 table forks
24 table knives with Klinkosch steel blades
12 dessert spoons
12 dessert forks and 2 more conforming
10 fruit knives with silver blades
11 cheese knives with Sheffield steel blades
13 large teaspoons
12 coffee spoons
6 salts with three glass liners
6 salt spoons
the following serving pieces:
A salad serving spoon and fork with ivory bowl and tines
2 pairs of serving spoons and forks
A pair of asparagus tongs
A pair of serving ladles, a larger serving ladle, a soup ladle
A fish slice
A sugar sifter
An ice cream slice
A butter knife
A cheese knife with steel blade
A pair of sugar nips
In a Klinkosch steel-mounted, cream suede-lined, leather-bound fitted case
7062gr, 227oz 1dwt weighable silver