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English antique silver folding fruit knife with attractive decorative mother of pearl handle, the blade engraved with the name K.Preston.
Hallmarked from Sheffield in 1898, the makers mark, only the letter B is evident as the first letter can now no longer be determined but we are pretty confident its EB for Edmund Bell.
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English antique silver folding fruit knife with an attractive decorative mother of pearl handle and the blade engraved with the name K. Preston.
Hallmarked from Sheffield in 1898, of the maker’s mark, only the letter B is evident as the first letter can now no longer be determined but we are pretty confident it’s EB for Edmund Bell.
This item is in excellent order, measuring 132 mm when opened and 76 mm when closed.
Folding fruit knives first appeared in Europe during the 17th century. They had blades of silver or gold which were resistant to the corrosion of acidic fruit juice and men often gave them as presents to their wives or girlfriends.
REF:411V
| Origin | English |
|---|---|
| Period | Victoria 1837-1901 |
| Sponsor/Maker | Edmund Bell |
| REF CODE | 411V |
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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.
