We are offering for sale an excellent nearly new fifty-eight piece silver service of  Coburg Pattern cutlery. This is a very rare opportunity to buy a canteen in one of the most sought after patterns in English silver.

The Maker

 The canteen is as new with all the spoons and forks being made by C J Vander who were the premier English specialists in hand-wrought silver flatware and cutlery of the latter half of the 20th Century. Vanders were based in London, but all these pieces bear Sheffield hallmarks between 1990 and 2009..

The Pattern

Coburg Pattern was designed by Paul Storr in circa 1810 for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (the Crown Jewellers and silversmiths). Paul Storr was the most important English silversmith of the 19th Century. Coburg was the pattern of choice for the Prince Regent (later King George IV) and the service is still used by the Royal Family for major banquets. The detailing is superb and the oyster shell motif to the reverse of the bowls/tines is a fine feature. It deservedly has the reputation of being the King of English flatware patterns and is the ultimate in fine dining.

The Service

The make-up of the service gives great flexibility. The salad forks and dessert forks can be interchangeable and used for most starter courses. The surplus of table forks means that they can complement either of the other forks if required.

Each spoon and fork has a tremendous feel and balance in the hand with a good hefty weight - they simply ooze quality. Remember the only piece of dining equippage a guest needs to touch is the flatware and cutlery - so choose the best! The knives have solid silver handles and are fitted with the best Sheffield-made stainless steel blades. The blades are the traditional straight shape with matt blades. Under close observation, it may be noticed that three of the table knives have a slightly different pattern to the handle (see photo).

This service is of the highest quality and is extremely expensive to buy new. For example, one silver table fork has a recommended retail price in excess of £200! The entire canteen would cost an absolute fortune from a good quality shop.

This is a wonderful set that looks and feels superb!  

Components and Measurements

This -piece service consists of the following:

11 Table/Dinner Forks - Length: 8.1” (206mm); weight: 926g (29.8 troy ounces)

9 Salad Forks  –  Length: 7.1” (180mm); weight 672g (21.6 troy ounces)

5 Dessert/Luncheon Forks - Length: 7.1” (180mm); weight: 360g (11.6 troy ounces)

8 Dessert/Breakfast Spoons - Length: 7.4” (188mm); weight: 603g (19.4 troy ounces)

6 Teaspoons - Length: 6.25” (159mm); weight: 304g (9.8 troy ounces).

1 Sauce Ladle  –  Length: 7.35” (187mm); weight 124g (4 troy ounces)

8 Silver Handled Table Knives with stainless steel blades –  Length: 10.3” (262mm);

8 Silver Handled Dessert Knives with stainless steel blades –  Length: 9.6” (245mm);

Plus 2 additional American made silver handled dessert knives by Wallace, that are an exact match apart from the shape and polished look of the blade.

TOTAL WEIGHT:  2989 grams (96.1 troy ounces) weight.