Marked H J Lias & Son, London 1854.
Comprising:
Twenty dinner knives with steel blades and filled handles
Twenty lunch knives with steel blades and filled handles
Ten fruit knives with steel blades and filled handles
Twenty dinner forks
Twenty lunch forks
Nine fruit forks with filled handles
Twenty large tablespoons
Twenty tablespoons
Twenty teaspoons
A soup ladle
Three sauce ladles
A pair of stuffing spoons
Four mustard spoons
Three condiment spoons
A pair of sugar nips
A pair of grape shears
Together with:
Eighteen fish forks and fish knives, mark of C.J. Vander, London, 1994
Eighteen shellfish forks, mark of C.J. Vander, London, 1994
Seven butter spreaders, mark of C.J. Vander, London, 1994
Eighteen demitasse spoons, mark of C.J. Vander, London, 1994
A Gorham tomato server, marked 'Sterling'
Eight silver plate steak knives with steel blades
A silver plate sauce ladle
A pair of metal ice tongs
The dinner knives 10 in. long, 345.9 oz. approx. weighable, (246 pcs).
Condition
Wear consistent with age and use. Some abrasions and nicks, a few slightly bent fork tines. The three condiment spoons with greater wear. 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.