A group of silver flatware. Various dates and makers. The group comprising: a pair of beaded Edwardian tablespoons, London, 1906, Josiah Williams & Co; five Old English pattern dessert spoons with monogrammed terminals. Sheffield, 1895, Atkin Brothers; two further Old English pattern dessert spoons; three Old English pattern tablespoons including a pair, London, 1936, Harrods; three Hanoverian pattern dessert forks, London, 1933, Josiah Williams & Co.; five further various Hanoverian pattern forks including a pair London, 1936, Harrods; a cake fork; and two Fiddle pattern table spoons, many with crests, initials or monograms, total weight approx. 45.8ozt (a lot)

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