19-piece group of oyster and lobster forks, Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen, Germany, 20th cent.
800/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 669 g; Konvolut bestehend aus: 1) 6 Austerngabeln mit Floral- und Ornamentdekorelementen und legiertem Monogramm „MV“; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; rückseitig gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellermarke und Feingehaltsstempel; Länge: ca. 13,5 cm. 2) 13 Hummergabeln mit legiertem Monogramm „MV“ auf verbreitertem Mittelteil; einige Zargen verbogen und altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; rückseitig am Stiel gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellermarke und Feingehaltsstempel; Länge: ca. 20,1 cm.
800/- silver; total weight: approx. 669 g; group comprising: 1) 6 oyster forks with floral and ornamental decorative elements and alloyed monogram “MV”; age-related signs of wear; reverse stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 13.5 cm. 2) 13 lobster forks with alloyed monogram “MV” to the widened central section; some tines bent and age-related signs of wear; reverse of the handle stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 20.1 cm.
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 131 g; two sauce ladles with heraldic engraving at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse of the handle with lion passant, date letters (1824 and 1826), London town mark and struck maker’s mark, one with duty mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 17.7 cm and 18.4 cm.
800 silver; total weight: approx. 75 g; six delicate moka spoons with handles in stylised leaf form; stamped on the reverse with crescent and crown, manufacturer’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 11 cm.
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 500 g; assemblage of 10 dessert and 5 teaspoons, partly with fiddle pattern, Old English pattern and various ornithological engravings at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse with lion passant, duty mark, London town mark, date letters (1790s-1880s) and maker’s marks (Thomas Blake, 4 x William Chawner II, 2 x Thomas Dicks, 2 x William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner II, 2 x William Eley & William Fearn, Thomas Shepard and George Aldwinckle (one hallmark is indistinct)); age-related signs of wear; length: from approx. 13.8 cm to approx. 17.7 cm.