This Arthur Price of England Old English Serving Spoon is high quality silver plated cutlery which is covered by the Arthur Price unconditional guarantee for 25 years. You do not have to just keep this cutlery for best either, it is perfectly OK to use everyday as against popular belief it is dishwasher safe too. The origins of the Old English pattern date back to the 1750\'s. The knives are plain and slender whilst the pip on the reverse of the spoon matches that on the front of the forks. In the Georgian era spoons would traditionally have been laid face down on the table. Old English cutlery is available from many factories worldwide - non are anywhere near the quality of this Arthur Price Old English range nor do they have the unconditional guarantee for peace of mind either.