An English silver 200-piece flatware service, A.E. Poston & Co. Ltd., Sheffield, 1948

An English silver 200-piece flatware service, A.E. Poston & Co. Ltd., Sheffield, 1948

the handle terminals with shellwork cartouches decorated with roses, engraved with initial S, comprising: 12 table forks, 6 table spoons, 12 table knives, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 dessert knives, 12 fish forks, 12 fish knives, 12 fruit forks, 12 fruit knives, 12 butter spreaders, 12 soup spoons, 12 cake forks, 12 teaspoons, 12 coffee spoons, 12 demitasse spoons, five-piece carving set, two-piece fish serving set, 2 sauce ladles, 3 hors d'oeuvre servers, 1 master butter knife, 1 sugar tongs, in fitted four-drawer chest on cabriole legs and claw-and-ball feet
9,044 g. ; 319oz

(200)
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Ménagère de 200 pièces en argent par A.E. Poston & Co. Ltd, Sheffield, 1948

extrémités du manche avec des cartouches en coquille décorées de roses, gravées avec l'initiale S, comprenant : 12 fourchettes de table, 6 cuillères de table, 12 couteaux de table, 12 fourchettes à dessert, 12 cuillères à dessert, 12 couteaux à dessert, 12 fourchettes à poisson, 12 couteaux à poisson, 12 fourchettes à fruits, 12 couteaux à fruits, 12 couteaux à beurre, 12 cuillères à soupe, 12 fourchettes à gâteau, 12 cuillères à thé, 12 cuillères à café, 12 cuillères à demi-tasse, 5 pièces de service à découper, 2 pièces de service à poisson, 2 louches à sauce, 3 pièces de service, 1 couteau à beurre, 1 pince à sucre, dans un coffret à 4 tiroirs sur pieds griffés
9.044 g.; 319oz

(200)

Condition Report:
In overall very good condition. Fully marked on handles. Good weight. Very nice furniture to keep them in.

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Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, A Celebration of the English Country House, 15 April 2010, lot 229