An exceptionally heavy Victorian sterling silver flatware service for 12 in Victoria pattern predominantly by Samuel Hayne and Dudley Cater, hallmarked London 1839*:

-12 dinner knives
-12 dessert knives
-12 dinner forks
-12 dessert forks
-12 tablespoons
-12 dessert spoons
-12 teaspoons
-2 gravy ladles
-1 Butter Knife

-86 pieces total, 169.8 troy oz (5284g) weighable.

-This Victorian silver flatware service comes in a large two-level fitted oak case.

*Note: Two teaspoons, one dessert spoon and one dessert fork are later dates (London 1844-61). Two teaspoons are by George Adams, London 1844 and 1857, the butter knife is by Charles Lias 1846.

**The table knives and dessert knives were made by CJ Vander, hallmarked London 1966.

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