Mixed London Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 18th Century
English sterling silver flatware set mixed dates 18th century various London makers marks i) 2 George III Hanoverian basting spoons by James Jones London 1766, length 14.29 in. benjamin Cartwright 1761, length 13.78 in. ii) 12 table spoons by Thomas Chawner, London 1773, length 8.07 in. ii) 12 dessert spoons 9 by Thomas Chawner, London 1773, length 6.77 in. 3 by maker TT, London 1777, length 6.61 in. iii) 12 tea spoons London, c. 1770 (Af marks rubbed), length4.80 in. iv) 12 table forks London 1761, maker mark PG, length7.68 in. v) 12 dessert forks various makers c. 1770, length6.38 in. vi) 12 pistol grip table knives 20th century, Sheffield, length 8.58 in. vi) 12 pistol grip butter knives 20th century, Sheffield, length 9.45 in. weight: 4502 grams (total weight)
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- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- Flatware - An alternative name for items of cutlery, principally knives, forks and spoons, now generally used to describe sets of these implements. Nowadays it is mostly used when describing cutlery made of silver and silver plate.
It is less frequently used to describe all "flat' items of tableware, so that as well as cutlery the definition includes plates. - Pistol Grip - Usually found on knives, and in use from about 1730, the pistol grip handle tapers out from the blade toward the end of the implement, and then curls in the shape of the truncated handle of an early pistol.
The grip is seen occasionally on forks, and also used to describe the handles on an urn where the handle rises up from the body of the urn towards the top, but turns down before meeting the neck, leaving a gap between the neck and the handle - Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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