Magnificent Victorian Silver Fish Serving Knife (1 of 8)

Booth Antiques

Cambridgeshire, UK

Alison lives in a small village in Cambridgeshire and has been involved in the antiques trade for thirty years. A qualified auctioneer, she has a BA Hons in Valuation of Fine Art and Chattels and has worked in a London auction house and for The Potteries Museum as well as exhibiting at fairs in London and East Anglia. She is a keen collector of 18th and 19th century Staffordshire ceramics, turn of the century art pottery and English silver novelty items.

Magnificent Victorian Silver Fish Serving Knife

Name: Magnificent Victorian Silver Fish Serving Knife
SKU: LA480739
Price: 195 GBP
Availability: InStock

REF: B828 / LA480739

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Description

Magnificent Victorian silver serving knife for fish or seafood. This superb piece is of large proportions and is hallmarked on both the blade and handle. The detailed engraving on the blade is exquisite and features fish, two men in a boat, set in a rural scene. It appears on both sides, indicating the quality of the work. The fully cast handle has a rope twist design, featuring acanthus leaves and an imposing terminal with a vacant cartouche on each side. A collectable piece for the fishing enthusiast, with a practical use. Maker:- Francis Higgins III

measurements

Height:

26.7 cm

Width:

2.3 cm

Depth:

1.5 cm

measurements

declaration

Booth Antiques has clarified that the Magnificent Victorian Silver Fish Serving Knife (LA480739) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1864

declaration

condition

Excellent, with no dents, splits or losses. There are a couple of tiny pinprick dimples to the cartouche on one side, commensurate with age and use.

additional info

Period:

Victorian Silver

Mid Victorian Silver

Mid 19th Century Silver

19th Century Silver

Category:

Silver

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