Vintage Canteens & Cased Cutlery sets 24th October 2021 at 15:00BST (UTC+1)

Last amended 24th October 2021 at 15:00BST – our latest items available can be found here.

To include 4x Dubarry Pattern silver plated canteens, a lovely art deco period Rattail set and another very nice Harley set, a really super 24 piece c.19th carved mother of pearl handle dessert set, silver bladed & handled knives etc.

Items now available – click on an image to view that item in our shop


STERLING SILVER TEA / BUTTER KNIVES MAPPIN & WEBB SHEFFIELD 1926 VINTAGE CUTLERY Item #56104
A set of 6 sterling silver bladed butter knives by Mappin & Webb, blades fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1926. In later presentation case. No monograms. All good with some use marks, one blade has some scratches to its tip. Note that there are no hallmarks to the handles, just a registration number. Case has some marks to lid. Knives weigh 175g (they will have filled handles). Total weight including case is 492g. GBP99.99

VINTAGE CASED FISH EATING CUTLERY SET – FAUX BONE HANDLE SILVER PLATED Item #56105
A good vintage cased set of 6 pairs of fish eaters by Harrison Fisher of Sheffield, silver plated uppers and acetate faux bone handles. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. Case has some minor marks to top of lid and some water related marks to underside. Slight verdigris to clasp. GBP19.99

LOVELY MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLE SILVER PLATED FRUIT DESSERT CUTLERY SET Item #56106
A vintage cased set of 6 pairs of mother of pearl handled dessert cutlery with silver plated uppers. Made by John Sanderson of Sheffield, early c.20th. In Blackwell & Smart of Leicester presentation case. All gleaming silver with some use marks. Handles all excellent other than one fork has a tiny dig to its edge near to ferrule. Case has some slight scuffs. GBP99.99

CASED SILVER PLATED FISH SERVERS – CHASED – ANTIQUE Item #56107
A good pair of fish servers with ridged ‘Hanoverian’ style handles and chased uppers. Both gleaming silver with some use marks. Case has some slight scuffs and marks. GBP21.99

ANTIQUE 24 PIECE CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL DESSERT CUTLERY SET SILVER PLATED Item #56108
This is one of the best condition sets we have ever come across for its age, absolutely splendid! 12 pairs of dessert knives and forks with beautifully carved mother of pearl handles and close plated (silver on steel) uppers. Unmarked silver ferrules. The case even has its original key. All gleaming silver, plating exceptional for age with most pieces fine and just the odd extremely minor spot of plate loss to a blade edge. Other than one knife handle having a smoothed shallow chip to front face, the handles are absolutely perfect. Case is fine with minor marks and slight crackling to the lid veneer and some scratches to the brass shield. Has key, lock is fine. GBP239.99

ANTIQUE CASED MOTHER OF PEARL SILVER PLATED JAM CHUTNEY PICKLE CUTLERY SET Item #56109
A lovely cased set of butter knife, jam/pickle spoon and pickle fork, all with mother of pearl handles and silver plated uppers. In Kay & Co of Worcester case. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. Some very slight wear to plating of the pickle form at its stem on one side edge and a minor patch of wear to rear of butter knife blade. Case good with slight scuffs. GBP29.99

ANTIQUE OAK CASED FAUX BONE HANDLED FISH EATING CUTLERY SET – SILVER PLATED Item #56110
An early c.20th oak cased set of 6 pairs of fish cutlery with acetate faux bone handles and bright cut silver plated uppers. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. Case has some scratches but ok. GBP23.99

ANTIQUE ELKINGTON CASED LARGE FISH SERVERS SILVER PLATED BONE HANDLE 1914 Item #56111
A pair of silver plated fish servers by Elkington bearing date letter ‘c’ for manufacture in 1914. Original Elkington Glasgow case with gilt tooled Moroccan leather exterior. Both gleaming silver with some use marks. Handles fine. Case lining has some marks, exterior some slight scuffs. GBP24.99

CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL BERRY BOWL PRESERVE SPOON 1890 SILVER PLATED CASED Item #56112
A most beautiful spoon, caved handle with ornate unmarked silver ferrule bearing design registration number corresponding to 1890. Bowl is repousse decorated in a berry style with bright cut embellishment. No damage. Case is not original to spoon but it fits nicely enough in the recess. Some minor exterior scuffs. GBP19.99

44 PIECE CANTEEN DUBARRY PATTERN SILVER PLATED EPNS CUTLERY VINTAGE Item #56113
A vintage 44 piece Sanders & Bowers branded set of Dubarry pattern cutlery & flatware, knives have stainless steel blades and silver plated handles, all the other pieces are silver plated. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. One dessert knife has some slight handle wear. The case opens up to fully flat, rather than the lid being at 90 degrees to the base. Case has some scratches but otherwise ok. Note that the knives have a tendency to fall out of their slots when the lid is opened. GBP99.99

44 PIECE CANTEEN DUBARRY PATTERN SILVER PLATED EPNS VINTAGE CUTLERY Item #56114
A vintage 44 piece Sanders & Bowers branded set of Dubarry pattern cutlery & flatware, knives have stainless steel blades and silver plated handles, all the other pieces are silver plated. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. The case opens up to fully flat, rather than the lid being at 90 degrees to the base. Case has some slight scratches but otherwise ok. Note that the knives have a tendency to fall out of their slots when the lid is opened. GBP99.99

44 PIECE DUBARRY PATTERN CANTEEN SILVER PLATED EPNS CUTLERY VINTAGE Item #56115
A vintage 44 piece Sanders & Bowers branded set of Dubarry pattern cutlery & flatware, knives have stainless steel blades and silver plated handles, all the other pieces are silver plated. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. Case has some slight scratches but otherwise ok. Note that the knives have a tendency to fall out of their slots when the lid is opened. GBP99.99

44 PIECE DUBARRY PATTERN CANTEEN SILVER PLATED EPNS VINTAGE CUTLERY Item #56116
A vintage 44 piece Sanders & Bowers branded set of Dubarry pattern cutlery & flatware, knives have stainless steel blades and silver plated handles, all the other pieces are silver plated. All hand polished & gleaming silver with some use marks. One tablespoon is a replacement slightly older one by Priestley & Moore with slightly more use marks, same pattern but slightly different overall shape. The case opens up to fully flat, rather than the lid being at 90 degrees to the base. Case has some slight scratches but otherwise ok. Note that the knives have a tendency to fall out of their slots when the lid is opened. GBP99.99

ART DECO RATTAIL PATTERN CANTEEN SILVER PLATED HUTTON SHEFFIELD CUTLERY VINTAGE Item #56117
A lovely deco period canteen of Rattail pattern flatware with a good accompaniment of acetate faux bone handled and firth stainless steel cutlery. Made by Wm Hutton & Sons of Sheffield. Comprises 6 each of dinner knife, side/dessert knife, dinner fork, side/dessert fork, dessert spoon, soup spoon, teaspoon, egg spoon & 2x tablespoons. Total of 50 pieces. All hand polished & gleaming silver, generally very light use marks. Any black shadows etc in the photo are just reflection effects. Note that the forks do not have rattails to their rears – this is quite usual for this pattern. Case has its key and lock works fine. Case in very nice condition with some minor scuffs. GBP174.99

VINTAGE 62 piece LATE 1960’s / early 1970’s canteen stainless steel cutlery rose Item #56118
A vintage set of stainless steel cutlery & flatware with a rose pattern to handle top. In Flexifit case. Comprises 6 each of dinner knife, fish knife, butter or cheese knife, fork, fish fork, soup spoon, pudding spoon, dessert spoon + 4 teaspoons, 10 coffee spoons. Total of 62 pieces. All good with some use marks. Case in very good order with just a minor scratch to lid. GBP59.99

ART DECO 67pc HARLEY PATTERN CANTEEN COOPER BROS SILVER PLATED VINTAGE CUTLERY Item #56119
A lovely set of Harley pattern by Cooper Bros, the cutlery & fish eaters all with shaped acetate faux bone handles and steel blades, the other flatware all silver plated. Comprises 6 each of dinner knife, side/dessert knife, fish knife, fish fork, diner fork, side / dessert fork, soup spoon, dessert spoon, teaspoon, coffee spoon + 4 tablespoons & 3 piece meat servers. Total of 67 pieces. Has its key. All hand polished & gleaming silver with average but not excessive use marks. Case overall very nice with minor marks, very slight feint ring mark to lid. Lock works fine. GBP224.99

CASED ART DECO TEA BUTTER KNIVES – ANGLED HANDLES – SILVER PLATED Item #56120
A vintage cased set of 6 tea / butter knives with trapezoid shaped acetate handles and silver plated blades. Textured ferrules. All gleaming silver with use marks. One knife has a small spot of wear to blade tip. Some minor wear to hilt areas. Handles have some marks. Case has marks to exterior. GBP17.99

GEORGIAN STERLING SILVER SHORT DESSERT KNIVES LONDON 1806 ANTIQUE Item #56121
A lovely set of 6 sterling silver (both handle and blade) shorter length dessert (tea size) knives by Moses Brent fully hallmarked for London 1806. Small handle monogram of ‘MK’. Generally very good for age with some surface marks and minor knocks to handles. One has a historical silver solder repair to its top (hilt) end of handle on one side. Some minor gaps. All are good & solid and useable. Obviously the handles will be filled. GBP139.99


Art deco Harley pattern silver plated canteen