Overall in very good condition with light scratches and minor dings consistent with age and use. Exact makers as follows:
-12 dinner forks, (9 marked Mary Chawner, London, 1834; 3 marked Chawner & Co., London, 1846)
-12 dinner knives (marked S&L, Sheffield, 1975
-12 luncheon forks (8 marked Mary Chawner, London,1834; 4 marked Chawner & Co., London, 1846)
-12 luncheon knives (marked S&L, Sheffield, 1975)
-12 serving spoons (8 marked William Eaton, 1839-1841, 4 marked Chawner & Co., 1846)
-12 table spoons (marked William Eaton, 1839-41)
-6 teaspoons with gilt washed bowls (marked Francis Higgins II, London, 1860, crown crests)
-2 carving forks and a carving knife (late Georgian, marks rubbed, two with Griffin crest)
-Pair of sauce ladles (marked William Eaton, 1844)

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