To be sold by the Elder Brethren of the Corporation of Trinity House, London.
The Corporation of Trinity House, London, is a unique organisation which throughout its long and distinguished history has had as its prime objective the safety of shipping and the welfare of seafarers. The Corporation is the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and the Channel Islands, providing such aids to general navigation as lighthouses, light vessels, buoys and beacons, a charitable organisation for the relief of mariners and their dependants who are in financial distress, and a Deep Sea Pilotage Authority.
It was granted general powers to regulate pilotage by Henry VIII in 1515. By the 17th Century the sphere of the Corporations activities covered most maritime matters and though some of its functions have since ceased its responsibility as a Deep Sea Pilotage Authority continues.
As a charitable body, Trinity House maintains homes for former officers of the Merchant Service and their dependants at Walmer, in Kent. In addition, Trinity House is responsible for the administration of a number of legacies left by former Elder Brethren and other benefactors of the Corporation.
With effect from autumn, 1989, the Corporation will be making use of its charitable funds for the Trinity House Scolarship Cadet Training Scheme whereby approved training will be provided to Deck and Engine Room Cadets for a career in the Merchant Navy or elsewhere in the marine industry.
The majority of the following items are engraved with the crest of Trinity House. Many are also engraved: "Trinity Yacht" or "Buoy Yacht".
An Old English pattern composite part flatware service, comprising: twelve tablespoons, eight of them Eley & Fearn, London 1805, twelve table forks, nine of them Richard Crossley, London 1796, twelve dessert spoons, eleven of them George Smith & William Fearn, London 1795, eleven dessert forks, twelve teaspoons, three egg spoons, four salt spoons, a mustard spoon, a butter knife, and two pairs of sugar tongs, with a further dessert fork engraved with a monogram, a butter knife engraved with a monogram, and two plain salt spoons - 101oz.
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An Old English pattern composite part flatware service, comprising: twelve tablespoons, eight of them Eley & Fearn, London 1805, twelve table forks, nine of them Richard Crossley, London 1796, twelve dessert spoons, eleven of them George Smith & William Fearn, London 1795, eleven dessert forks, twelve teaspoons, three egg spoons, four salt spoons, a mustard spoon, a butter knife, and two pairs of sugar tongs, with a further dessert fork engraved with a monogram, a butter knife engraved with a monogram, and two plain salt spoons - 101oz.
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