Replacement Antique Silver Cutlery

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We all lose things from time to time. Silver spoons and forks often go astray and usually just as your guests arrive for dinner! Our easy to use pattern guide helps you to match then find and buy cutlery to replace your lost, damaged or missing pieces. Or why not extend an existing service for entertaining more people or as a family heirloom? After all, silver cutlery is a valuable and practical investment for future generations. If you don't know your pattern, or can't see it below, just ask us! We are the web's leading source for antique English flatware and cutlery with thousands of pieces for sale, from single forks to canteens. We also offer an engraving and repair service and can advise on insurance, storage and cleaning.

Pattern Guide

  • Hanoverian
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1700 to present.
    Key features: Plain. Rounded ends of spoons and forks both turn up. Forks are usually three prong.
    Variations: Front of stems may be ribbed. Back of spoon bowls and forks may show rat tails.
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  • Old English
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1760 to present.
    Key features: Rounded ends of spoons turn down; forks turn up. Forks are four prong.
    Variations: Edges may be beaded, threaded, feathered or bright cut.
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  • Fiddle
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1750 to 1900.
    Key features: Plain. Fiddle shaped ends of spoons generally turn down; forks turn up. Stems have shoulders above fork prongs and spoon bowls. Forks are four prong.
    Variations: Shoulders may be absent. Forks can turn down and spoons up.
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  • Fiddle and Thread
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1800 to present.
    Key features: Fiddle shaped ends of spoons turn down; forks turn up. Stem edges are threaded. Stems have shoulders above fork prongs and spoon bowls. Forks are four prong.
    Variations: Shoulders may be absent. Threading may be single (on one side only) or double struck (on both sides).
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  • Fiddle Thread and Shell
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1810 to present.
    Key features: Fiddle shaped ends of spoons turn down; forks turn up. Stem edges are threaded. Stem terminals display shell motif. Stems have shoulders above fork prongs and spoon bowls. Forks are four prong.
    Variations: Shoulders may be absent. Threading and shell motifs may be single (on one side only) or double struck (on both sides). A husk motif may replace the shell.
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  • King's
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1750 to present.
    Key features: Elaborate. Shaped and waisted ends of spoons and forks both turn up with reeded edging. Terminals display shell and honeysuckle motifs. Shells are concave on front and convex on back.
    Variations: Decoration is usually double struck (on both sides) or rarely be single (on one side only). Backs of spoon bowls and fork prongs show a diamond shaped device (usual) or a shell. Honeysuckle may trail below shells. A husk motif may replace the shell on terminals. See also King's Hourglass.
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  • King's Hourglass
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1800 to present.
    Key features: Shaped and waisted ends of spoons and forks both turn up with reeded edging. Terminals display shell and hourglass motifs. Shells are concave on front and convex on back.
    Variations: Decoration is usually double struck (on both sides) or rarely be single (on one side only). Backs of spoon bowls and fork prongs show a diamond shaped device (usual) or a shell. See also King's.
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  • Queens's
    Date of manufacture: From circa 1820 to present.
    Key features: Very elaborate. Shaped and waisted ends of spoons and forks both turn up with reeded edging. Terminals display shell, honeysuckle and flower head motifs. Shells are convex on both front and back. Heavy.
    Variations: Decoration is usually double struck (on both sides) or rarely be single (on one side only). Backs of spoon bowls and fork prongs show a shell (usual), anthemion (rare) or oyster shell (rare) device. See also King's.
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