MIXED STERLING SILVER AND SILVERPLATE FLATWARE SERVICE

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL MIXED FLATWARE SERVICE COMPRISING STERLING SILVER AND SILVERPLATE PIECES HOUSED IN PURPOSE-DESIGNED STORAGE TRAYS. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS TYPICAL MID-20TH CENTURY DOMESTIC TABLEWARE, COMBINING QUALITY STERLING PIECES WITH MORE ECONOMICAL SILVERPLATE ALTERNATIVES. THE SERVICE INCLUDES DINNER FORKS, DESSERT FORKS, TABLE SPOONS, DESSERT SPOONS, AND VARIOUS SERVING IMPLEMENTS ARRANGED IN COMPARTMENTALISED STORAGE TRAYS WITH GREY RUBBER-LINED SECTIONS FOR ORGANISATION AND PROTECTION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- COMPOSITION: MIXED STERLING SILVER AND SILVERPLATE PIECES
- STORAGE: TWO WHITE PLASTIC COMPARTMENTALISED TRAYS WITH GREY RUBBER-LINED SECTIONS
- APPROXIMATE PIECE COUNT: 10+ INDIVIDUAL ITEMS VISIBLE
- CONDITION: FAIR TO GOOD, CONSISTENT WITH MID-CENTURY DOMESTIC USE
- PATINA: NATURAL TARNISHING APPROPRIATE TO AGE AND MATERIAL COMPOSITION

CONDITION NOTES:
THE STERLING SILVER PIECES DISPLAY VARIABLE SURFACE PATINA RANGING FROM LIGHTLY TARNISHED TO MORE HEAVILY OXIDISED, CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE AND USE OVER SEVERAL DECADES. SILVERPLATE ITEMS SHOW EXPECTED WEAR TO THE PLATING SURFACE WITH UNDERLYING BASE METAL VISIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVY USE, PARTICULARLY ON BOWL EDGES AND HANDLE TERMINALS. NO SIGNIFICANT DENTS, SPLITS, OR SOLDER REPAIRS ARE APPARENT, THOUGH SURFACE WEAR IS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT. THE PLASTIC STORAGE TRAYS SHOW AGE-APPROPRIATE DISCOLOURATION AND MINOR CRAZING TO THE SURFACE. ALL COMPARTMENTS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL AND INTACT. THIS IS A WORKING SERVICE SUITABLE FOR RESTORATION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL SILVER CLEANING AND POLISHING IF DESIRED, OR MAY BE RETAINED IN CURRENT STATE FOR THOSE WHO PREFER NATURAL PATINA.

Item Size: Height: 45cm, Width: 65cm, Depth: 50cm, Weight: 10Kg

Condition: Fair

221438+9

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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