This is a vintage Thai bronze flatware service for 12, about 144 pieces, retailed by Thai Silk Home Industries "Floating Market" and kept in its fitted wooden chest.

The cast figural finials and black faceted handles with a brass centre strip make a striking table, and the pink velvet chest keeps it all in order.

What's Included

• About 48 knives, including dinner knives and short curved butter knives
• About 48 forks in dinner and smaller sizes
• About 36 spoons: tablespoons, dessert spoons and teaspoons
• 12 serving pieces in the lid: cake server, heart-shape serving spoon, small serving fork, forked-tip butter/cheese knife, two carving/cake knives, carving fork, two twist-stem salad forks and two twist-stem serving spoons
• The fitted wooden chest with pink velvet lining, two draw latches, a carry handle and a drop-down front panel

Condition

Light wear for its age.

• Bronze: light even tarnish with scattered darker spots on blades and bowls; it will polish up
• One fork handle: lighter streaky mottling
• Velvet lining: wear, crushed nap on the slot blocks, a few dark marks and a thin dark line along the lid fold
• Chest front right: small light dents and specks
• The piece count is approximate, about 144

Please see the photos and read the description for full details.

Markings

• Inside the lid: printed silk label "Floating Market, Thai Silk Home Industries, Bangkoon-Tian, Dhonburi, Thailand" with a round logo of peaks, a boat and waves
• Finials: cast deva and yaksha-style figures, stamped "SIAM"
• Carry handle: embossed "OK" in a diamond

About this item

A labelled Thai bronze service for 12 in its original fitted chest, with the Floating Market silk label and SIAM-stamped figural finials.

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