Lot 368
368
A GEORGE I SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE
A GEORGE I SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE

CIRCA 1715

Details
A GEORGE I SILVER-GILT DESSERT-SERVICE
CIRCA 1715
Comprising:
Twelve pistol-handled dessert-forks
Twelve pistol-handled dessert-knives
Twelve Hanoverian pattern table-spoons, London, 1736, Britannia Standard
A sifting-spoon, London, 1710
weighable silver, 15 oz. 5 dwt. (473.6 gr.)
Sale room notice
The tines of the forks and blades of the knives are silver and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

Hanoverian pattern flatware became popular following the accession of the King George I (r.1714-1720). The change in fashion meant an innovation in design of knife and cutlery forks. The handles 'adopted a curled end, not unlike that of a contemporary pistol' (S. Moore, Cutlery for the Table: A History of British Table and Pocket Cutlery, Porthmadog, 1999, p. 207), and became the standard shape until around 1780.

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