A late 19th/early 20th century composite silver part canteen, various maker's marks to include Gilbert Marks.

A late nineteenth/early twentieth century composite silver part canteen, including eleven tablespoons, nine dessert spoons, twenty five side spoons, twenty table forks, fourteen side forks, thirteen silver handled table knives, eight silver handled side knives, six fish knives, eight fish forks and a pair of fish servers, each with a shell embossed scroll shaped terminal, some with engraved crests, together with some matched plated examples. Hallmarked London, various dates and maker's marks including Gilbert Marks. Approximate gross weight exclusive of knives 235.5 ozt (7326 grams). Appears in fair to good overall condition, displaying some general tarnishing and expected surface wear, marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. There is some heavier wear to the tips of some of the fork tines but they are mostly okay. Overall, the spoon bowls have also generally faired quite well with some heavier wear around the tips and edges of some. A couple of other things to note - the tines of the fish server fork are quite bent and uneven. There is a small crack to one of the spoons. Some rubbing and distortion to hallmarks but they are mostly legible. The pieces with the mark of Gilbert Marks are as follows:- 13 side forks 16 table forks 1 dessert spoon 10 side spoons 6 table knives.