Vintage Cutlery Assortment

TH MARTHINSEN FORKS – CAKE / COLD MEAT:

• Scandinavian silverware, Silver-plated ; Art Nouveau style
• 1900 – 1940 era
• Made by Thorvald Marthinsen – a highly regarded Norwegian silversmith company founded in 1892
• 40g pure silver
• The ornate floral motif is the well known ‘Wild Rose’ pattern

HAMPTON COURT FORK – CAKE:

• Angora (English) silverware, Silver-plated ; Victorian style
• 1921 – 1973 era
• Made by Angora Silver Plate Co Ltd – Birmingham, England
• 40g pure silver
• Floral & Fluted details on the handle in the ‘Hampton Court’ pattern
• Other items in this collection – dinner forks, fish forks etc

ETERNALLY YOURS – SALAD FORK

• Solid silver; Victorian style
• 1937
• Made in Sweden
• 18.5cm in length
• Features distinctive pierced openwork handle with delicate blooms & vine-like details
• The oval stamp containing the three crowns in a triangle is the Swedish national control mark for imported precious metals which guarantees it is solid silver
• The hexagonal S is the standard Swedish designation confirming the piece meets the country’s sold silver purity minimum (at least 830/1000 fineness)
• Joh. H stands for the retail silversmith/importer

W. & S. SORENSEN SPOON – DESSERT OR SERVING SPOON

• Angora (English) silverware, Silver-plated ; Victorian style
• 1920’s
• Made by Christian Olsen, a silversmith operating in Helsingor, Denmark from 1904 – 1948
• 830 silver & usually used as a sweetener spoon from Denmark, 11cm in length
• Floral details on the handle in the ‘Rosen’ (Rose) pattern
• Other items in this collection – dinner forks, fish forks etc

SOUP LADLE

• Vintage silver-plated featuring a minimalist handle design
• Early 19th century Swedish or Georgian

CHRISTOFLE BOTTLE OPENER

• Silver-plated
• 1940’s era
• Vintage French barware item
• 14cm in length
• Ornate handle design