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The crest is apparently that of Howard, Dukes of Norfolk.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUTLERY URNS
by various makers, London, 1786, 1797, 1800, 1811, 1814...
The urns each inlaid overall with boxwood and ebonised lined, the rising top with berry finial and stepped sides, with fitted interior and on a stepped base and shaped bracket feet, the reeded Old English pattern table service, each piece engraved with crest and coronet, comprising: 17 table spoons, 24 table forks, 18 dessert spoons, 12 dessert forks, 24 fruit knives, 12 fruit forks, 2 basting spoons, 2 sauce ladles, 1 soup ladle, 24 table knives with steel blades, a carving knife and fork - the urns 68.5 cm high
(4,352 gr excluding knives) (140)
by various makers, London, 1786, 1797, 1800, 1811, 1814...
The urns each inlaid overall with boxwood and ebonised lined, the rising top with berry finial and stepped sides, with fitted interior and on a stepped base and shaped bracket feet, the reeded Old English pattern table service, each piece engraved with crest and coronet, comprising: 17 table spoons, 24 table forks, 18 dessert spoons, 12 dessert forks, 24 fruit knives, 12 fruit forks, 2 basting spoons, 2 sauce ladles, 1 soup ladle, 24 table knives with steel blades, a carving knife and fork - the urns 68.5 cm high
(4,352 gr excluding knives) (140)