MARK OF C. J. VANDER LTD., LONDON, 1967-1971

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

Overall with some minor scuffs consistent with age, use, and stacking, some minor wear to the gilding, the decoration generally crisp, able to see animal and human faces and fur clearly, unengraved on the reverses, some possibly with a removed engraving though very cleanly done, the spoons with some very minor wear to the edges of the bowls, the forks with some tines not quite straight and even and some minor wear to the ends of the tines, the fish forks with hollow handles and silver tines, the knives all with hollow handles, the dinner and luncheon knives with stainless steel blades, the handles with city mark for Sheffield as opposed to London, the fish knives with silver blades, the carving set and fish serving set all with hollow handles, the carving set with stainless steel blades and tines, the fork tines marked MADE IN ENGLAND STAINLESS, all handles with city mark for Sheffield as opposed to London, the fish serving set with silver blade and tines, overall generally good condition.

The dessert spoons, soup spoons, teaspoons, dinner forks, luncheon forks, fish forks, and fish knives all with date letter for 1968, the table spoons with six with date letter for 1968 and six with date letter for 1970, the citrus spoons, fish serving set, serving spoon, soup ladle, and sauce ladle all with date letter for 1970, the sugar spoons and sugar tongs with date letter for 1971, the dinner knives and luncheon knives marked for Sheffield and with date letter for 1967, and the carving set marked for Sheffield and with date letter for 1969.