US$1,138.11 This is a beautiful antique English Sheffield plated 59 piece canteen of cutlery for eight place settings including a three piece carving set, by Robert F Mosley Ltd, circa 1910. This lovely set is housed in a fitted original walnut double draw canteen case with green felt interiors. The case has a working lock and the original key. The set in also stamped: A1 EPNS. The set comprises : * 3 Piece carving set * 8 Table forks * 8 Table knives * 1 Cake Knife * 8 Dessert spoons * 8 Fish forks * 7 Fish knives * 8 Soup spoons * 8 Tea spoons Please note: there is one fish knife missing Condition: This set is in really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 17 x Width 29 x Depth 16 - closed Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 11 inches x Depth 6 inches - closed R. F. Mosley’s (1841 - 1921 ) - the company of R. F. Mosley earned its place in history by being the first company to manufacture and market cutlery produced from a new material later to be known as ‘stainless steel’. Robert was the eldest son of Cornelius Lewis Mosley, a prosperous jeweler and steel pen manufacturer in Hatton Garden, London. Robert Mosley arrived in Sheffield as a teenager in 1856 and was working in the house of George Oates, who was a leading scissors manufacturer. After Oates’s death in 1861, Mosley (aged 20) launched his own enterprise in Sheffield as a manufacturer of scissors and table cutlery. He married Martha Ann Hobson who was the eldest daughter of Henry Hobson, a Sheffield cutlery retailer, who was very active in the capital city. Robert and Martha moved into Rutland Lodge in Collegiate Crescent,...