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Silver cutlery, the correct wording being flatware, as cutlery originally referred to knives only, has been with us since the medieval period .

In that period right up until the early 1700s single spoons were the norm and forks although known from the Charles I period (c1630) were of great rarity and little used. It was only until the middle years to third quarter of the eighteenth century that one encounters the modern-day idea of a set.

Even as late as 1790 sets were sometimes made without forks and indeed in America for example the fork was not made until the early nineteenth century. In the eighteenth century the large size circa 9-inch (23 cm) tablespoon was the most important item.

In the eighteenth century forks were three pronged until the 1770s , when four became commonplace. The styles available were normally of a plain nature or with rather restrained decoration.

It was only from about 1805 onwards that there was an explosion in different patterns and the range became vast. From the mid nineteenth century items such as fish knives were being produced and in the 1890s the round bowl soup spoon was being introduced. Knives were made from carbon steel (prone to rust) until stainless steel was invented in 1913.

William Walter Antiques has a vast array of cutlery from the 1770s right up to the modern era and we also hold a huge stock of individual pieces (if you want to get started on a set or are missing a few pieces from your own)

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Antique Silver Victorian Feather Edge Pattern Canteen of Cutlery / Flatware made in 1894-96

Antique Silver George III Gilt Slice made in 1800

Set of French Antique Silver Table Knives & Dessert Knives made in c.1860

Antique Silver Victorian Fiddle Thread & Shell Cutlery / Flatware Service made in 1900-01

Set of Victorian Antique Silver Fish Knives & Forks made in 1868-1902

Antique Silver George III Chester Hallmarked Skewer made in 1778

Antique Silver Georgian Hourglass Pattern Cutlery / Flatware Service made in 1812-25

Antique Silver Edwardian Old English Cutlery / Flatware Service made in 1903-04

Antique Victorian Silver & Bone Fish Knives & Forks made in 1895

Antique Silver Victorian Fruit Knives & Forks made in 1862

Antique Silver Victorian Fruit Knives & Forks made in 1896

Pair of Victorian Antique Silver Fish Servers made in 1875

Pair of Antique Silver & Mother of Pearl Fish Servers made in 1877

Antique Silver Henry VIII Rare Apostle Spoon made in 1528

Rare Set of 12 Antique Silver Old English Pattern Table Forks made in 1781

Antique Silver Fiddle Pattern Cutlery / Flatware Service made in 1877-1930

Tudor Apostle Spoons: The Swaythling Set made in 1524-53

Antique Silver Albert Pattern Cutlery / Flatware Service made in 1857

Antique Silver Elizabeth I Apostle Spoon of St Simon Zelotes made in 1570

Antique Silver Queen’s Pattern Cutlery / Flatware Service made in 1884 with mother of pearl handled knives

Antique Silver Charles I Seal Top Spoon made in 1632

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