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Thursday Morning at STAIR - February 12, 2026

Thu, Feb 12, 2026 10:00AM EST
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Lot 330

Assembled English Flatware Service

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Starting Bid
$250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Engraved with various crests.

Comprising:

Twelve dinner knives with steel blades and filled handles, partially marked

Nine lunch knives with steel blades and filled handles, partially marked

Twelve Victorian dinner forks, mark of Benjamin Smith III, London, 1840

Twelve George III lunch forks, marked London, probably mark of Richard Crossley, 1809

Eleven Victorian large tablespoons, mark of Robert Williams & Sons, Exeter, 1849

Twelve George III tablespoons, marked London, probably mark of Richard Crossley, 1809

Twelve demitasse spoons of various size, indistinctly marked

Two mustard spoons, marked London

The dinner knives 10 in. long, 109 oz. approx. weighable, (82 pcs).

Condition

Wear, nicks and abrasions. Bruises to the knife handles. A few fork tines are slightly bent. Otherwise in good condition.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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