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Extensive Austro-Hungarian silver flatware servic

Late 19th/early 20th century, Pest, with Diana mark within a five-lobed flower, and with maker's mark ''PT'', comprising: 12 dinner forks (8.5''), 12 dessert / salad forks (7''), 11 dinner knives (10''), 11 dessert / salad knives (8.25''), 12 breakfast / junior / fruit forks (6.75''), 12 breakfast / junior / /fruit knives (5.75''), 12 fish forks (7''), 12 fish knives (7.5''), 11 dessert spoons, with gilt-washed bowls (6.25''), 12 teaspoons (5.75''), 12 ice cream spades, with gilt-washed bowls (5.25''), 12 demitasse spoons (4.5''), 12 tablespoons (8.5''), 4 salt cellars with gilt-washed bowls and glass liners (1.25 x 2.5''), 4 salt spades (2.75''), 2 medium two-prong meat forks (8''), 2 large two-prong meat forks (10.25''), 2 three-prong serving forks (9.75''), 1 berry / preserve spoon (8''), 1 pate / caviar spreader (8''), 1 serving scoop (8.5''), 1 master butter knife (7.75''), 1 condiment fork (5.75''), 1 condiment fork (5.25''), 1 condiment fork (5.5''), 2 picks (6.5''), 1 cold meat fork (9.25''), 1 ladle with oval, gilt-washed bowl (7.5''), 1 nut (?) scoop with scalloped gilt-washed bowl (7.75''), 1 pair of tongs (5.25''), 1 knife (8.75''), 2 small candle holders (2.75''), 2 buffet spoons (10.75''), 1 ladle (11.75''), 1 ladle (9''), 1 pie server (11''), 1 ice cream slice (10.25''), 1 fish knife (10.25''), a 2-piece salad serving set (9.75''), 1 serving spade (9.5''), monogrammed to the reverse, '"SZR'', 193 pcs, together with an inlaid stained beechwood, walnut and beveled glass canteen, weighable silver, 282 oz tw approximately, est:$10,000/15,000. Note: The form of the purity mark on the items in this service indicate that the pieces are .800 silver and date from 1872 to 1922. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Riverside, CA.

Condition report

Very good condition overall. With only light marks and scratches to surfaces commensurate with age and use. Bowl of one ice cream scoop apparently not gilt washed. Some dessert spoons with gilt-washed bowls. Liners to salt cellars possibly replaced. Some with small chipped losses to edges. Probably some re-blading to place setting knives. Silver weight is without steel bladed knives. Canteen completely lined and fitted with four pull out drawers and lift up top. Canteen in good condition overall. With some minor losses to veneer at top edge of doors. Top drawer with some difficulty sliding. Some minor fading and rubbing to timber of canteen. No key.