Antique 1936 Edward Viner Sterling Silver Gravy Sauce Boats & Ladles Box Set- 4 Pieces

Antique 1936 four piece Sheffield sterling silver gravy boat and sauce ladle set by Edward Viners Ltd. Includes two gravy / sauce boats with pad feet and scalloped rims, two ladles, plus a storage case.

“Viners was founded in 1901 in Sheffield, England by Emile and Adolphe Viner and his sons. They were silversmiths who initially worked in traditional small workshops. The company’s manufacture of helmets and other war items is described in Sheffield’s Great War and Beyond, by Peter Warr (Pen and Sword Books, 2015). As immigrant Jews, Adolf and Emile changed their name from Viener to Viner in November 1925. (Also spelled “Adolph Weiner” when he was knighted by the Crown) The hallmark for Viners Ltd. silver was registered to son Edward Viner (in 1932 it was “E.V” with figures and in 1964, it was “EV” with associated figures). The company grew to be the biggest cutlery manufacturer in England after World War II. One of the sons, Ruben Viner, became the driving force in the 20th century to expand the company. It manufactured stainless steel cutlery and other products. The firm prospered in the 1960s with a modern factory in Sheffield and subsidiaries in Ireland, France and Australia. But, beginning in the mid-1970s, East Asian imports began to flood into the UK. The company started importing cutlery to finish and stamp “Made in Sheffield.” Loans for expansion were crippling the firm and they went bust in 1985. Ruben Viner had retired from the firm in 1980. In mid-2000, Oneida, of the United States, paid $25 million in cash for Viners which was put into administration on 30 October 2014. Merseyside-based Rayware, a privately owned housewares group, bought Viners out of administration for £1.6 million in November 2014 and in 2015 set about “reinvigorating the brand”.” (Source: Wikipedia / William Walter Antiques)

Dimensions:
Boat – 5.75″ x 3.5″ x 2.75″ / Spoon – 5″ x 1.5″ (Width x Depth x Height) / Combined Weight – 267 g