A Victorian silver and silver-gilt Coburg pattern canteen, George Adams for Chawner & Co., London, mainly 1856, some pieces 1872

monogrammed, in fitted navy blue velvet lined case, comprising:
30 table forks, 18 table spoons, 24 dessert forks (12 gilt), 24 dessert spoons (12 gilt), 12 teaspoons, 6 salt spoons with gilt bowls, a pair of salad servers, a sauce ladle, a serving spoon, a soup ladle, a pair of asparagus tongs, and the following with steel blades, 30 table knives, 24 dessert knives (12 gilt)

In excellent overall condition. For further information regarding this lot please contact the Silver department on +44(0)207.293.5100.
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This rare pattern was designed by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell around 1810 and was first produced by Paul Storr and then copied by later silversmiths. As noted by Ian Pickford, 'Complete nineteenth century services do exist but are rare. It would be possible, but very difficult, to build a service.'¹

1. Ian Pickford, Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish, 1660-1980, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983, p.134