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 scuffs and scratches consistent with age and use, would benefit from a good cleaning overall, two teaspoons by different makers and of a slightly different pattern and size, see below for details of marks, the forks overall with some tines not quite straight and even and some tine ends slightly worn down, the fruit forks and fruit knives with some wear and rubbing to both the mother-of-pearl handles as well as the engraving to the blades and tines, as well as some wear to the silver plate revealing base metal underneath, the dinner knives and eight luncheon/cheese knives with stainless steel blades, four luncheon/cheese knives associated, very slightly smaller, and apparently unmarked and with some rust and residue to the blades, the fish knives with silver blades, the carving sets with forks in two sizes and knives in three sizes, the blades and tines in steel and with some rust and residue, the grape shears very slightly loose at the hinge, the knife sharpener with some rust to steel.

The chest with some nicks, marks, and scratches to the veneer consistent with age and use, all three drawers with metal stoppers to the back and lined with green baize, the top two with fitted spaces for the flatware the bottom drawer empty, the top drawer with two extra spaces at the rear, though not accessible when stoppers are used, the middle drawer with an extra space for a second nut cracker, the bottom drawer with some water damage and staining to the baize, throughout with white plastic labels with piece type printed in black, the top drawer with the label ASPREY / BOND STREET. W in black on white plastic, lacking keys.

Please note the listed weight only includes the tablespoons, dessert spoons, soup spoons, teaspoons, coffee spoons, dinner forks, dessert forks, asparagus server, soup ladle, grape shears, and sugar tongs. The other pieces have been excluded as they have hollow or mother-of-pearl handles, or steel blades or components.

The full marks for this service are as follows:
Tablespoons - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, 1930
Dessert spoons - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, 1930
Soup spoons - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, seven with date letter p for 1930, five with date letter t for 1934
Teaspoons - ten mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, 1930, one mark of Walker and Hall, Sheffield, 1938, one without maker's mark, but marked for London, 1967
Coffee spoons - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, 1930
Dinner forks - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, seventeen with date letter p for 1930, seven with date letter t for 1934
Fish forks - mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, eleven with date letter n for 1930, one with date letter r for 1934
Dessert forks - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, eleven with date letter p for 1930, one with date letter t for 1934
Fruit forks - apparently unmarked
Dinner knives - mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1930
Cheese knives - eight mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1930, four apparently unmarked
Fish knives - mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1930
Fruit knives - apparently unmarked
Four two-piece carving sets, nut cracker, and knife sharpener - mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1930
Asparagus server, soup ladle, grape shears, and sugar tongs - mark of Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London, 1930