Description:

156 pcs set of Victorian English shell & thread pattern silverware. The majority of the pieces by George William Adams and from 1857-1859. All with monogram HC for Henry Cunliffe and Cunliffe crest of Greyhound. Also marked HC along the stems near the hallmarks.
Including (all the following marked GA, lion, panther, and Victoria unless otherwise specified):
24 salad forks, 12 with date letter b for 1857 and 12 with date letter d for 1859.
36 large dinner forks, 24 with date letter b for 1857, 12 with date letter d for 1859.
24 tablespoons, 12 with date letter b for 1857, 12 with date letter d for 1859.
Six demitasse spoons, four marked date letter b for 1857 and two with lion, panther, date letter d for 1899 and unidentified maker's mark.
18 teaspoons, 12 with date letter b for 1857, 6 with date letter d for 1859.
36 large spoons, 24 with date letter b for 1857 and 12 with date letter Q for 1891.
One large serving spoon marked with date letter b for 1857.
One large ladle marked with date letter b for 1857.
Two medium ladles marked with date letter b for 1857.
Two small ladles marked JR for John Round & Son Ltd, lion, crown for Sheffield, and date letter h for 1900.
One fish fork and one fish server marked with date letter b for 1857.
One pair asparagus tongs marked with date letter A for 1876.
One pair of sugar nibs marked with date letter b for 1857.
One pair of ice tongs with claw feet marked lion, crown, and date letter g for 1899 along with indistinct maker's mark.
One pair grape shears marked lion, panther, Victoria, date letter R, and unidentified maker's mark CRWS for Charles Rawlings & William Summers.

Provenance: Owned by Henry Cunliffe (1826 -1894) M.A., Vicar of Shifnal, in Shropshire. Passed to his nephew, Walter Cunliffe, Chairman of the Governors of the Bank of England & the Right Honorable Lord Cunliffe, 1st Baron of Headley. Thence by descent to the current owner.

  • Dimensions: Length ranges from 5 in to 13 1/2 in. Gross weight: 404.725 ozt.
  • Condition: Wear to all items, including to the tines of the forks, some tarnishing to the spoons, some spotting perhaps from previous polishing, potential repair to the sugar nibs. Client notes the set was at one point sent to one of the largest silversmith workshops in England for minor refurbishments and polishing.

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