A high quality standard original silver plated and oak boxed cutlery Canteen by the renowned maker Mappin & Webb. This circa 1910-1930 period boxed set as is in AS FOUND condition but are very sort after. The maker is renowned for good quality with Regency shop in London and other stretching a long history of retailing premium Sheffield cutlery. The cutlery set is very well cased in a solid oak box. With a flip top with knives in the lid, along with a makers plaque and stickers on rim stating, London made cabinet and ground knives being stainless steel. Set below is the spoons and forks to make up originally a six place setting and serving / teaspoons.
The knives have yellow/cream handles and the set comes with as found other extra spoons.
The set is marked as prince's plate.
Great set for any collector or antique home and much sort after. The cutlery is silver plated and each item is stamped with the makers mark of Mappin & Webb.
Size of box length 44.5cm height 10.5cm width 32.5cm
The condition is reflected in the price and below is a list of condition of all individual pieces as a small amount are missing. Please note 3 original pieces are MISSING and the set is AS FOUND FOR RESTORATION.
6 x cream handled dinner knives - blades in good condition stainless an ground. Some wear to handles from age. Unused.
6 x dinner forks - okay condition with wear from age, probably never used but do have tarnishing an storage wear.
6x soup spoons - poor to okay. Slightly more tarnishing from age an storage.
4x (should be six) butter knives - blades okay but handles have a lots of wear to the finish - poor.
6x desert spoons - okay unused - but do have age /storage related wear in tarnishing etc.
5x ( should be six) desert forks - okay condition probably not used but do have tarnishing from age.
5x (should be 6?) teaspoons- okay unused but age related tarnishing from age etc.
2x large serving spoons - poor damaged condition with tarnishing and both have a end lip issue where metal has folded or split.
Extra none original items:
2x Teaspoons WB? two unmatched teaspoons okay condition with tarnishing.
6x unmatched teaspoons, some tarnishing
6x soup spoons - unmatched to this set with some tarnishing okay.
1x large serving spoon - OK with age related wear with tarnishing.