50-PIECE ASSEMBLED VICTORIAN SILVER DESSERT SERVICE INCLUDING BACCHANALIAN PATTERN,Henry & Henry John Lias, London, 1871; Henry John Lias & James Wakely, London, 1881; Levesley Bros., Sheffield, 1881. Service for 14 including spoons, mother-of-pearl handled forks and knives, with silver tines and blades; two sugar shell spoons, two serving spoons, two two-piece carving sets. Parcel-gilt dessert spoons and serving pieces in Bacchanalian pattern. In four custom-fitted trays, within presentation case - 40 oz., 6 dwt., weighable silver. Estimate $5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE: C.G. Sloan & Co. Inc., April, 1994, lot 2400
Bacchanalian pattern comprising 14 dessert spoons, two sugar shell spoons, two serving spoons and one two-piece carving set (20 pcs. total), with Lias maker's marks.
Mother-of-pearl handled pieces include 14 dessert knives and forks and one two-piece carving set, with Sheffield maker's marks.
