| DESCRIPTION |
Delightfully ostentatious twelve piece Victorian silver gilt dessert service with mid eighteenth century style mother of pearl pistol grip handles, scimitar knife blades and three tine forks. The 24 carat gold plating is
particularly strong and of a deep, rich colour to complement the iridescence of the mother of pearl that really comes to life outside of my photographic light tent. The silver gilt collars are marked for Charles Allen & Sidney Darwin, Sheffield 1906,
who are likely to have also made the handles. |
| SILVERSMITH |
Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
1897 |
| ASSAY OFFICE |
London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS |
total 722 |
| LENGTH in INCHES |
knives 8 ½, forks 7 ½ |
| SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
| OVERALL CONDITION |
excellent, no mop chips, all handles fit firm and snug, gilding to collars rubbed and the high point to some of the fork tine backs where they touch the table have a rubbed spot. Gilding is noticeably strong and the silver chunky
throughout. |
