1916, London, each with maker's marks, canteen with maker's label ''Mappin & Webb / Oxford St., London, W'', comprising 24 tablespoons (7.25''), 24 forks (7''), 36 hollow-handled dinner knives (11''), 12 hollow-handled butter spreaders with sterling blades (6.25''), 12 hors d'oeuvres forks (5.75''), 36 dinner forks (8.5''), 12 oyster forks (5.25''), 12 asparagus tongs (4.125''), 12 round-bowl soup spoons (7.5''), 12 table/serving spoons (8.875''), 12 teaspoons (5.375''), 12 hollow-handled fish forks with sterling tines (7.875''), 12 hollow-handled fish knives with sterling blades (8.75''), 12 hollow-handled dessert forks with sterling tines (7.75''), 12 hollow-handled dessert knives with sterling blades (8.625''), 12 five-o-clock teaspoons (4.875''), 12 hollow-handled cheese knives (9.125''), 4 sauce ladles (7.125''), 1 pair asparagus tongs (9.25''), 1 soup ladle (13.5''), and 1 long serving spoon (11.875''), 283 pieces, each monogrammed ''K'', within a fitted brass-bound canteen, with key, weighable sterling 383.975 oz troy approximately, est: $15,000/25,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Hollywood Hills, CA
Condition
Overall good condition, with general scratches, tarnishing and wear commensurate with age and occasional to moderate use. Weight does not include hollow-handled articles. Monogrammed, as stated.