Hulse St Petersburg Silver Cutlery Suite
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A comprehensive Hulse St Petersburg hallmarked suite of 800 silver cutlery (Wt 6.2kg; 8.1kg including. Stainless steel Inclusions) each piece of cutlery and utensil bears a monogrammed 'W' to handle, suite consists of 12 fish knives, 12 small knives, 12 dinner knives, 12 regular knives, 12 salad forks, 12 dinner forks, 12 regular forks, 12 fruit forks, 12 tablespoons, 12 dessert spoons, 12 teaspoons, 12 round bowl teaspoons, 12 demitasse teaspoons, 1 cake slice, 1 fish slice, 1 large pair of salad servers, 1 soup ladle, 2 sauce ladles, 1 serving spoon, 1 smaller serving spoon, 2 egg spoons, 1 carving fork, 2 pickle forks, 1 butter knife, 1 pair of sugar tongs
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- Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
- Hallmarks - A mark stamped on articles of precious metals in Britain, since the 14th century, certifying their purity. It derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay (test the purity) and mark articles of gold and silver.
The hallmark will consist of several marks, including the:
- silver standard mark, indicating the purity of the metal. Sterling silver is .925 pure silver.
- the city mark indicating the city in which it was assayed eg London, Birmingham, York etc.
- the date mark, usually a letter of the alphabet in a particular font and case,
- a duty mark, indicating whether duty had been paid to the crown, and only in use from 1784 to 1890
The piece may include an additional mark, the maker's mark, although not forming part of the hallmark, will be located in the vicinity of the hallmarks.
Sometimes silver plated items will bear faux hallmarks, often confusing those not familiar with silver markings.
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