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Antique Scottish Silver Cutlery Set, Todd Family

Name: Antique Scottish Silver Cutlery Set, Todd Family
SKU: as246a1135
Price: 650.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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A very nice set of Antique, early Victorian, Scottish King's Pattern, Sterling Silver Cutlery made by Andrew Wilkie, Edinburgh.
The set comprising of four Silver Tablespoons, four Table or Dinner Forks and four Dessert Forks.
They are all engraved with a very nice armorial family crest consisting of the Latin inscription "OPORTET VIVERE" above a fox. The motto means (roughly translated) "It behoves one to live". This motto comes from the Coat of Arms of the Todd Family. The name Todd is derived from the Northern Middle England word "Tod(de)"which meant fox.
The cutlery is of Scottish King's Pattern, Single Struck.
They are hallmarked with the maker's mark "AW" for Andrew Wilkie, the Scottish "thistle" sterling silver mark, the Monarch's Head duty mark, the Edinburgh "castle" town mark and date letter. All the forks date letter "E" 1836/37. The spoons have two with date letter "F" for 1837/38 and two with "V" for 1827/28.
The table spoons measure 9" inches (230mm) in length. The total weight is 272.5g/9.61oz/8.76ozt.
The table forks measure 8" inches (205mm) in length. The total weight is 312.6g/11.03oz/10.05ozt.
The dessert forks measure 6 3/4" inches (170mm) in length. The total weight is 173.0g/6.10oz/5.56ozt.

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Price

£~~650.00~~

$~~829.86~~ USA

€~~770.38~~

The price has been listed in British Pounds.
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