Vintage English Silver Plated Cased 148 Piece 12 Setting Canteen Cutlery C1940

An elegant Vintage English silverplated floor standing twelve place setting 148 piece canteen of cutlery by Thomas Ward & Sons, Sheffield, circa 1940  in date.
 
This impressive set includes a beautiful mahogany case on cabriole legs with red felt lining, the complete of set of cutlery is in the stunning "Queens" pattern.
 
 
The set comprises :
 
12 Table knives
 
12 Table forks
 
12 Starter knives
 
12 starter forks

12 Salad / fruit knives

12 Salad / fruit forks
 
12 Dessert spoons
 
12 Fish knives ( 1x Non matching replacement)
 
12 Fish forks
 
12 Soup  spoons
 
12 Teaspoons ( 1x Non matching replacement)
 
6 Serving spoons
 
2 Serving forks

2 Serving knives

1 Steel Sharpener
 
1 Fish server fork

1 Fish server knife

1 Soup ladle

2x Gravy Servers

Complete with working locks and the original key.

Condition:
 
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Thomas Watkins Ward originally founded his cutlery company in Warrington, Lancashire, however, by 1927 it was listed as being a cutlery and razor blade manufacturer in Countess Road, Sheffield. It was for their safety razor blades and kits under the trademark WARDONIA that they were most famous. Thomas Ward did not actually manufacture most of the components that went into its shaving kits, and items such as the handles, guards, boxes and even razor blade packets, were all brought in from outside companies. The company fell into difficulties in the 1970s with the introduction of cartridge system of replaceable safety razor blades, which soon overtook the old single and double edged safety razor blades. Thomas Ward & Sons eventually sold the Wardonia Works in 1984, however, the company Wardonia Ltd continued to trade until 2000 from Harthill, near Sheffield.

Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741 - 1807)

was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings.

While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes.

Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized.

The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia).

Satinwood

is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.