MARK OF JOHN ROUND & SON LTD., SHEFFIELD, 1901 AND MARK OF JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1951, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER FRENCH IMPORT MARK OF 1893-1970; BOX AND BLADES OF KNIVES BY GARRARD & CO. LTD. FROM LONDON

Details

(173) An extensive English silver flatware service
Mark of John Round & Son Ltd., Sheffield, 1901 and mark of James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1951, also struck with later French import mark of 1893-1970; box and blades of knives by Garrard & Co. Ltd. from London
Comprising: twelve table forks and spoons; twelve table knives with steel blades; eleven dessert forks and twelve dessert spoons; twelve dessert knives with steel blades; twelve fish forks and knives; twelve fruit forks and knives; twelve small spoons; twelve coffee spoons; twelve teaspoons; five salt spoons; two compote spoons; two meat carving sets; a knife sharpner; a fish serving set; a soup ladle; a vegetable server and two sauce ladles, fiddle and thread handles, all fitted in a wooden box with four compartments with green lining, marked on back of stems
8124 gr. (173)

Provenance

Princess Simone zur Lippe Biesterfeld (1915-2001)

Special notice

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Lot Essay

This service was a wedding present given in 1951 by H.M. Queen Juliana and H.R.H. Prince Bernard of The Netherlands to his brother Ernst Aschwin Georg Carol Heinrich Ignatz Prince zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1914-1988) and Simone Arnoux (1915-2001).

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