Victorian canteen of cutlery for 12

 A superb Victorian canteen of silver plated cutlery for 12 people by acclaimed makers Elkington housed in a five drawer oak canteen box with key. All pieces are of good size and quality, well plated and the overall condition is very good. The set is in a simple but elegant late Victorian pattern and comes with bone handled knives with old carbon steel blades. It includes a fish service and serving pieces. There are 142 pieces in total. The box is in good condition although is missing its brass escutcheon plate on the lid.

12 fish knives 23cm

12 fish forks 20cm

24 table forks 20.5cm

12 dessert spoons 17.5cm

12 dessert forks 17.5cm

12 teaspoons 14cm

12 egg spoons with gilt bowls 13.5cm

12 table/soup spoons 21cm

Pair of fish servers 31cm and 25cm

Basting spoon 32cm

Soup ladle (some wear under the bowl) 33cm

2 sauce ladles 18cm

straining ladle 15cm

butter knife (there would have been two) and coffee spoon 13.5cm and 11cm

tongs 11cm

2 mustard spoons 10.5cm

4 salt spoons with gilt bowls 9.5cm

15 bone (iv-ry) handled  table knives (There would have been 24. There is some staining to the old carbon steel blades and two have minor cracks in the handles, but all are secure

6 bone (iv_ry) dessert knives 21.5cm (some staining to the blades, and three have cracks to the handles)

12 modern bakerlite handled and stainless steel dessert knives in good condition 21cm

Carving knife and steel 30cm and 31cm (There is no carving fork)