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 minor scratches consistent with age, use, and stacking, the gilding fairly strong and consistent throughout, some slight wear to gilding on dessert knife blades and teaspoons, the dessert knife blades with associated foliate script monogram, though appears old, tines to fish forks all slightly bent, and some worn on end tines, some steel blades with some residue staining, though could be cleaned up, one cheese knife with monogram to handle previously off but reattached and with associated glue residue to mother-of-pearl.
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