Dinner Knives:
Seven examples clearly marked for Moses Brent, London, 1808 with stainless steel blades, five other examples with illegible/obscured marks to handle next to bolster. Four unattributed examples with older blades marked 'Silver-Lyon, Foster Lane'. The other unattributed example with a modern stainless steel blade. The four examples with older blades with slightly larger handles than the other eight (4 3/4 inches vs. 4 1/2 inches). The overall length of the knives however, is comparable. The larger four examples with slightly heavier wear and deeper nicks to handles.
Luncheon Knives:
All examples marked for Moses Brent, London, 1909 with steel blades. Length of handles 4 inches; Length overall approximately 8 1/2 inches with a few examples being slightly (1/8-inch) longer or shorter. One example with a visibly shorter blade and measuring 7 7/8 inches. All having the same steel blade. Few scattered nicks to handles, some of the blades with heavier wear.
Dessert Knives:
All examples marked for Moses Brent, London, 1808-09. Length 8 5/8 inches. Three examples with a blade marked for 1809 and the handle marked for 1808. Four examples with a slightly blunted tip, one example with a few heavier nicks to blade. Otherwise appear in good, stable condition.
Dinner Forks:
Four examples marked for William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner, London, 1823; four examples marked for Josiah & George Piercy, London, 1814; Three marked for William Eley & William Fearn, London, 1818 and one example marked for William Eley & William Fearn, London, 1821. Some very minor variance in length but most are 7 3/4 inches. Scattered instances of slightly heaver wear along tines, but appear in otherwise good, stable condition.
Luncheon Forks:
All examples marked for William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner, London, 1809. Length 6 5/8 inches. Some scattered surface scratching with some slightly heavier areas of scratching along tines. Appears in overwise good, stable condition.
Teaspoons:
Twenty-Three examples marked for William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner, London, 1809. One example marked for Tessiers Ltd., London, 1987. Length 5 7/8 inches. The modern example with brighter gilt decoration and less wear than the George III examples. All appear in overall good, stable condition with light wear commensurate with age. Rims of bowls appear in good condition without considerable wear/dulling to edges.
Dessert Spoons:
All examples marked for William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner, London, 1809. Length 6 7/8 inches. Scattered light wear consistent with age and use with some slightly heavier wear on undersides of bowl. Most of the rims and tips of the bowls appear in good condition without considerable wear/dulling to edges. Two examples with slightly heavier wear to rims.
Serving Items:
All Items marked for William Eley, William Fearn and William Chawner, London, 1809. Length of serving spoons 9 7/8 inches; Length of sauce ladles 6 1/4 inches; Length of pierced ladles 6 1/4 inches; Length of sugar tongs 5 3/4 inches; Length of grape shears 7 1/4 inches. All appear to be in good, stable condition.
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