Antique sterling silver folding fruit knife with a very attractive shaped and decorative mother of pearl handle.
Hallmarked from Sheffield in 1874 with the makers mark being that of John Yeomans Cowlishaw.
There is one tiny graze to handle end, not chipped right through just more of a small graze to the top of the mother of pearl, minor and difficult to capture with the camera. The blade has significant springback when closed, please see the blade not closing fully in the closed position.
Measures 71mm when closed and 133mm when opened.
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Antique sterling silver folding fruit knife with a very attractive shaped and decorative mother of pearl handle.
Hallmarked from Sheffield in 1874 with the makers mark being that of John Yeomans Cowlishaw.
There is one tiny graze to handle end, not chipped right through just more of a small graze to the top of the mother of pearl, minor and difficult to capture with the camera. The blade has significant springback when closed, please see the blade not closing fully in the closed position.
Measures 71mm when closed and 133mm when opened.
| DATE | 1874 |
| MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | John Yeomans Cowlishaw |
| ASSAY OFFICE | Sheffield |
| WEIGHT (Grammes) | 19 |
| WEIGHT (Troy) | ….. |
| REF:- | 656N |
| Sponsor/Maker | John Yeomans Cowlishaw |
|---|---|
| Period | Victoria 1837-1901 |
| REF CODE | 656N |
| Origin | English |
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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.
