Silver And Steel Travel Cutlery, England, Circa 1690
- Travel cutlery
- Silver (handles), steel (blades, fork)
- England, circa 1690
- No maker's mark
- Length knife: 14 cm, fork length: 14.3; weight (silver): 16g
- Beautiful condition
- Travel cutlery with octagonal hollow silver handles composed of a fork and a knife. The knife has a slightly curved steel blade with a rounded tip, and the fork has a two pringed steel sleeve with a baluster cutout. The both handles are octagonal in shape, closed by a domed, molded captopped by a small seed.
The set is accompanied by a steel tendril,for bottle opening, adaptable to each handle
- It's quite possible that this set was originally set was originally associated with a suitable case. A similar set is at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford ([2] Vol.3 no. 565,Inv. WA.OA292), as well as in the collections of The Cutler's Company, presented in a silver filigree case, with the London hallmarks of 1692. The hollow handles could hold service items, such as needles or toothpicks.
- Ref: [1] Amme, Jochen: "HistorischeBestecke, formenwandel von der alteinzeit bis zur moderne ", 2002; [2] TimothySchroder: "British and continental Gold and Silver in the AshmoleanMuseum", 3 Tomes, 2010
- Silver (handles), steel (blades, fork)
- England, circa 1690
- No maker's mark
- Length knife: 14 cm, fork length: 14.3; weight (silver): 16g
- Beautiful condition
- Travel cutlery with octagonal hollow silver handles composed of a fork and a knife. The knife has a slightly curved steel blade with a rounded tip, and the fork has a two pringed steel sleeve with a baluster cutout. The both handles are octagonal in shape, closed by a domed, molded captopped by a small seed.
The set is accompanied by a steel tendril,for bottle opening, adaptable to each handle
- It's quite possible that this set was originally set was originally associated with a suitable case. A similar set is at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford ([2] Vol.3 no. 565,Inv. WA.OA292), as well as in the collections of The Cutler's Company, presented in a silver filigree case, with the London hallmarks of 1692. The hollow handles could hold service items, such as needles or toothpicks.
- Ref: [1] Amme, Jochen: "HistorischeBestecke, formenwandel von der alteinzeit bis zur moderne ", 2002; [2] TimothySchroder: "British and continental Gold and Silver in the AshmoleanMuseum", 3 Tomes, 2010
680 €
Period: 17th century
Style: English Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Sterling silver
Length: 14 cm & 14.3 cm
Reference (ID): 1757519
Availability: In stock
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