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English antique sterling silver folding fruit knife with mother of pearl handle, complete with small pouch.
English antique sterling silver folding fruit knife with mother of pearl handle, complete with small pouch.
Marked only with the Lion Passant & Duty Head which dates it to c.1800.
This one would appear to have had restoration (we think) as there would appear to be to many rivets and a small hole where one would expect a rivet to have been, also small losses of the silver covering on the central band, closes without spring-back but on the closing opening there is a little loss of tension.
Measures 128mm when opened and 70mm when closed.
DATE | c.1800 |
MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | …. |
ASSAY OFFICE | …. |
WEIGHT (Grammes) | 15 excluding pouch. |
WEIGHT (Troy) | ….. |
REF:- | 642L |
Origin | English |
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Period | George III 1760-1820 |
REF CODE | 642L |
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Situated within the Central belt of Scotland (UK), we are a small, family run business. Indeed, we traded in silver for many years before forming Dart Silver Ltd in 2006.