6pce best Vintage Oneida Hampton Court Coronation Parfait of Iced Tea Spoons

This 6 person set is in the Hampton Court pattern produced by Oneida Community Silversmiths.

Oneida has been associated with high quality cutlery since the mid 1800's, and was formed by the Oneida Community in New York.

Hampton Court was a pattern created in 1936 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and was originally named Coronation. As the new King abdicated, the pattern was renamed Hampton Court within the British Commonwealth but still retained its original name in the USA.

According to a vintage Oneida pamphlet, the design was inspired by the carvings of Grinling Gibbons (1628-1721) who was known as the 'King's Carver' during the reign of Charles II.

The design features motifs of flowers, fruit and reeds on the pierced medallion to the finials and delicate fluting along the length of each handle.

Each spoon is stamped Community to the back indicating it was made by Oneida Community and has a double layer of silver to the the places of most wear, that is the back of the bowl where it would rest on a surface.

This particular set is in very good condition with no pitting or corrosion to the high quality best silver plate. There are some light surface scratches to the pieces from storage and use but these are minimal and the set appears to have had very little use.

The spoons are 19cm long and were made to be used as an iced tea spoon.