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The crest and coronet are those of the Dukes of Hamilton
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A SILVER-GILT DESSERT SERVICE
Pierced Vine pattern, the terminals cast with a coat of arms and a ducal coronet, comprising:
Twelve dessert forks, London, 1845, maker's mark of George William Adams, one fork modern
Twelve dessert knives with silver-gilt blades, by the same
Twelve dessert spoons, with indistinct marks, possibly Russian
(86 oz.) (36)
Pierced Vine pattern, the terminals cast with a coat of arms and a ducal coronet, comprising:
Twelve dessert forks, London, 1845, maker's mark of George William Adams, one fork modern
Twelve dessert knives with silver-gilt blades, by the same
Twelve dessert spoons, with indistinct marks, possibly Russian
(86 oz.) (36)