1970s New Silver Flatware Set for 12- 119 Pieces Sheffield Finest Fine Bead Pattern Complete Flatware Set for 12 - 119 Pieces

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"The Finest Silverware Quality Ever Made New not Used,"
Condition : New Factory Original Packaging
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Condition : New Factory Original Packaging
"We Take Pride in Offering Exclusive Products, New not Used"
"The Finest Silver Quality Ever Made in Sheffield-England“
Item Description : Complete European Cutlery Set for 12, including Fish Eaters & Serving Pieces 119 pieces. Composition of the Set:
Pattern : Fine Bead
12 Dinner Spoon,
12 Dinner Fork
12 Dinner Knife
12 Dessert Spoon
12 Dessert Fork
12 Desser Knife
12 Tea Spoons,
1 Sugar Tongs,
1 Gravy Ladle,
1 Pair Salad Fork & Spoon,
1 Large Serving Spoon & Fork,
1 Pair Meat Carvers,
1 Soup Ladle,
12 Pr Fish Eaters (Forks & Knives)
1 Pair Fish Servers.
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119 pieces Set

Retail Price : $ 7,995.00 Wholesale : $ 4,995.00
Composition of the Set:12 Dinner Spoon, Fork & Knife - 12 Dessert Spoon, Fork & Knife - 12 Pr Fish Eaters (Forks & Knives) - 12 Tea Spoons, Sugar Tongs, Gravy Ladle, Pair Salad Fork & Spoon, Large Serving Spoon & Fork, Pair Meat Carvers, Soup Ladle, Pair Fish Servers.
Made in Sheffield-England by James Dixon & Sons in 1970’s Marked : James Dixon “trumpet trade mark” or Dixon & Sons A1

Forging Set, showing the traditional Flatware Silversmithing Manufacturing Process:
From the first forging to the final polish, every hand-made stage is carried out by perfectionists. Synonymous with the very best in traditional craftsmanship and consistently high standards.

Quality Silver Plated Flatware are Hand-Crafted by Skilled Silversmith, Require 6 Steps for perfection. Made in Sheffield - England The maker's mark “James Dixon & Sons” has become known as the symbol of all that is best in sterling silver and the James Dixon “trumpet trade mark” of all that is best in silver plated.

Silver plated EPNS cutlery is made to BS5577, and approved by the British Standard Institute or BSI for EPNS cutlery to BS EN ISO 9002, a quality control standard. This has a quality consequences, confirming that the cutlery is coated with 35 microns of silver with increased deposits on areas of greater wear. Therefore, have a lifetime, 30 to 50, year guarantee for every day use

Provenance:

Guilde des Orfevres, Ltd. Was Exclusive Distributors to “James Dixon & Sons” Products in The 1970's
ABOUT US
We at Guilde des Orfèvres, Ltd. had a Showroom in 225 Fifth Avenue in New York; we introduced the finest European products to the US market. We supplied the Finest Stores Nationwide, such as: Tiffany, Bergdorf Goodman, Scully & Scully, Bernardaud, in New York; Betteridge Jewelers, in Greenwich; Connecticut; Schreve, Crump & Low, in Boston; Mary Mahoney, In Palm Beach, Florida; Geary’s, in Beverly Hills and Gump’s, in San Francisco, California.
- Size (Dinner Fork 8 in. 20 cm., & Dinner Knife,9 ¾ in. 25 cm. Dessert Spoon 7 1/8 in. 18 cm. & Dessert Fork 7 ¼ in. 18.5 cm., Coffee Spoon 6 ½ in. 16.5 cm.).
P.S. Canteen May Be Purchased Separately, as Fitting in Drawers Are More Convenient.
Condition : New, Factory original packing.

These were the words of the founder. Mr. James Dixon, when thanking his workpeople for a Silver Epergne, presented to him on his seventieth birthday in 1842. “ When I commenced business in 1806, it was with the determination : that nothing should go out of my hands, bearing my name, which could disgrace that name”.
The maker's mark “James Dixon & Sons” has become known as the symbol of all that is best in sterling silver and the James Dixon “trumpet trade mark” of all that is best in silver plated. A1

The Story Behind These Magnificent & Exceptional Sheffield Plate Items is Fascinating :
Purchased directly from the Silver Manufactures in London, Sheffield & Birmingham-England in 1970's. They are in the original factory packaging, were at a storage in Greenwich, CT for almost forty (40) years.
They surfaced to the market when most of the manufacturers are now defunct!? “ They Are Exclusive, Not Available Anywhere Else “ See less