191-PIECE GEORGE III SILVER "SHELL AND THREAD" FLATWARE SERVICE,Most bearing marks for William Eley I and William Fearn, London, 1814-15. Including: 30 dinner knives, 36 dinner forks, 24 luncheon forks, 24 luncheon knives, 23 dessert forks, 20 dessert spoons, 25 teaspoons, dinner spoon, punch ladle, fish server, four serving spoons, two cheese knives. Together with six Victorian dinner forks and 23 Towle sterling soup spoons in the similar pattern. Most pieces with chased armorial crest. All fitted within a Chippendale-style mahogany silver chest on stand, 20th century, 42 1/4 in. x 24 3/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. - 326 oz., 6 dwt., weighable silver. Estimate $6,000-9,000
In overall excellent condition. All of the dinner knives have tiny dents on the handles. Three of the knives have small splits along the handle seams; two have repairs to splits. There are no loose bolsters. There are no bent tines or splits on the bowls.
