A collection of feather-edged Old English pattern flatware, some of the pieces engraved, comprising: one tablespoon, one table fork, three dessert spoons and eleven dessert forks; five bright-cut Old English pattern teaspoons engraved with crests; a set of six 18th Century bottom-marked teaspoons scratch-engraved with initials; a similar set of five teaspoons; a set of five 18th Century Hanoverian pattern teaspoons later-engraved with crests, the reverses of the bowls stamped with flowers; a similar teaspoon scratch-engraved with initials, the reverse of the bowl struck with a shell; and a collection of gilt-metal flatware, comprising: a set of twelve reeded dessert spoons, a set of seven teaspoons struck with shells and flowers, a set of six butter knives, and a sauce ladle - weight of silver 28oz.