SET OF 12 EPNS FORKS. Monogrammed 'B'. From Buckingham Palace? Mappin & Webb.

THE LAST TIME THE QUEEN INVITED ME TO LUNCH AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE I SLIPPED THESE INTO MY POCKET AND SMUGGLED THEM PAST THE PALACE GUARDS AS A SOUVENIR. THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFULL 'B' ENGRAVED ON THEM (HER MAJESTY SHOWS HER ORIGINS OF FRUGALITY IN THIS, BECAUSE WITH THE 'B' ON HER CUTLERY SHE CAN USE IT AT BOTH BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND ALSO TAKE THE CUTLERY ALONG FOR USE AT BALMORAL CASTLE WHEN SHE GOES THERE FOR HER ANNUAL 3 MONTH BREAK).

THE ABOVE IS, OF COURSE, PURE FICTION, INVENTED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS LOVELY SET OF FORKS. THE FORKS ARE, HOWEVER, SO NICE THAT EVEN HER MAJESTY WOULD NOT PULL UP HER ROYAL NOSE IF SHE WOULD BE GIVEN ONE OF THESE TO EAT HER HAGGIS WITH AT BALMORAL CASTLE! THEY ARE LOVELY SOLID QUALITY (THEY WEIGH A MASSIVE 89 gm EACH)! EVEN THOUGH SOME ARE MADE BY MAPPIN AND WEBB AND SOME BY WEST & SON, THEY MATCH EXACTLY AND THE 'B' MONOGRAM ON EACH FORK IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL. THEY ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND ONLY RARELY SHOW THE NICKEL SILVER BASE METAL IN HIGH CONTACT AREAS. THIS SET WOULD BE PERFECT TO USE WITH BONE HANDLED KNIVES OR WITH SOLID E P N S KNIVES OF SIMILAR (THUS PLAIN AND CLASSY) DESIGN.

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