A composite silver table service

THE TABLE KNIVES AND TABLE FORKS UNMARKED, CIRCA 1750, THE DESSERT KNIVES AND FORKS LONDON, CIRCA 1715, MAKER'S MARK WI, BRITANNIA STANDARD, TWO DESSERT KNIVES WITH MAKER'S MARK OF MOSES BRENT, LONDON, 1799

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A composite silver table service
the table knives and table forks unmarked, circa 1750, the dessert knives and forks London, circa 1715, maker's mark Wi, Britannia Standard, two dessert knives with maker's mark of Moses Brent, London, 1799
Each with pistol handle, the majority engraved with a crest, comprising;
Twelve three-prong table forks
Twelve table knives, each with later stainless blade
Eleven dessert-knives, each with later stainless steel blade
Twelve three-prong dessert forks
All in shagreen knife box with two brass carrying handles and shaped lock plate, the hinged cover with handle and latch, the fitted interior lined in red velvet
the box 12 5/8in. (32cm.) high (47)

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