This Arthur Price of England Bead Serving Spoon is the very best you can get in silver plated cutlery. So confident of the quality and craftsmanship that Arthur Price cover it with an unconditional lifetime guarantee. 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 bead edging design goes back to the 1760\'s, originally designed by the Huguenots to look like pearls which were popular with the French court. The Bead design is available from many factories worldwide - non are anywhere near the quality of this Bead Sovereign Silver plate cutlery range, nor do they have the guarantee for peace of mind either.