Welcome to my delightful Estate find, an Oneida Queen Bess II Community Tudor Plate silverplated flatware service for 8 in a beautiful antique wood box,  lined with plum purple felt! This was one of the first silverware patterns to be manufactured after WWII!  American factories had been retooled to produce military goods and support the war effort and finally got to return to making luxury consumer products in 1946 when this Silverware was produced!

The gorgeous vintage box is free of major scratches and has a berry purple felt tarnish free lining.  Since this silverware has been doing its rounds hand to mouth since 1946, some pieces have a patina, I personally prefer it but please check my pictures, I have done my best to show the integrity of each piece and they look pretty good for being 80 years old. Shiny and minty, no surprises! 😉

In this set, you will receive:

8 hollow knives

8 dinner forks

8 salad forks

8 round soup spoons (rare, gumbo style)

8 teaspoons

1 serving spoon

1 serving fork

1 master butter knife

1 sugar spoon

This is a total of 44 glorious pieces that can actually all be used at the same time during a fancy or family dinner for 8. I get a little frustrated when people sell a zillion pieces and fail to mention that they don't have a single fork. :)

Antique box is in pretty good condition, hinges operate perfectly, lacquer is shiny, no water damage, warping, or major scratches. Felt interior is clean and is a nice deep color. It looks like a couple of the silverware knife slots may have been mended but it looks like a professional job and will stand the test of time. Good condition cool and unusual silverware box. Queen Bess II is a cute floral pattern with elegant flower wreath descending the handle.

I also have lots of other sets of Queen Bess if you are trying to jazz up your set with a particular piece.

Bon Appétit!

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