THE SPOONS AND FORKS WITH MAKER'S MARK OF HENRY HOLLAND, LONDON, 1871, THE KNIVES WITH MAKER'S MARK OF GEORGE WILLIAM ADAMS, LONDON, 1871
Details
A Victorian silver-gilt dessert service
the spoons and forks with maker's mark of Henry Holland, London, 1871, the knives with maker's mark of George William Adams, London, 1871
The spoons and forks of Old English Feather Edge Pattern, the knives with reeded handles and silver-gilt blades, each engraved with a crest within the Garter motto and with Earl's coronet above, the spoons and forks each marked on handle, the knives marked on handles and blades, comprising
Eight dessert spoons
Eight dessert forks
Eight dessert knives
the spoons 7in. (18cm.) long
the forks 6½in. (16.3cm.) long
the knives 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long
The spoons and forks 19ozs. (600gr.) (24)
the spoons and forks with maker's mark of Henry Holland, London, 1871, the knives with maker's mark of George William Adams, London, 1871
The spoons and forks of Old English Feather Edge Pattern, the knives with reeded handles and silver-gilt blades, each engraved with a crest within the Garter motto and with Earl's coronet above, the spoons and forks each marked on handle, the knives marked on handles and blades, comprising
Eight dessert spoons
Eight dessert forks
Eight dessert knives
the spoons 7in. (18cm.) long
the forks 6½in. (16.3cm.) long
the knives 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long
The spoons and forks 19ozs. (600gr.) (24)
Provenance
William, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (d. 1902) and by descent.