Elizabeth II Sterling Shell & Thread Dinner Svc 14:
Elizabeth II period sterling English silver dinner service for fourteen (14), each piece stamped with maker’s marks of S. J. Shrubsole, London, 1953, in the “Fiddle, Shell and Thread” pattern, and comprising: fourteen (14) oyster / seafood forks, twenty-eight (28) salad / luncheon forks, fourteen (14) fish forks, fourteen (14) dinner forks, fourteen (14) pastry forks, fourteen (14) dinner knives, fourteen (14) luncheon knives, fourteen (14) fish knives, fourteen (14) silver-handled butter knives, fourteen (14) tablespoons, fourteen (14) round soup spoons, fourteen (14) teaspoons, fourteen (14) sauce spoons, fourteen (14) grapefruit spoons, fourteen (14) iced tea spoons, fourteen (14) demitasse spoons, two (2) serving forks, two (2) serving spoons, three (3) fish servers, two (2) sauce ladles, two carving sets (4 pieces) game and beef, one (1) steel, a (1) pickle fork, and a (1) lemon fork. 254 pieces total. Weight: 473.96 ozt.; carving knife: 15″ L x 1.25″ W. Provenance: From a N.Y. private collection.
