Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service for Six Persons - Antique Victorian (1898)

This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver and mother of pearl fruit/dessert service for six persons consists of six fruit knives and six fruit forks.

The impressive sabre style knife blades have a broad incurved shaped form, and the forks have three tines with a rounded, baluster shaped shaft.

The anterior surface of each knife blade is embellished with exceptional bright cut engraved scrolling leaf and foliate decoration, accented with a plain paralleling border to one side; the posterior surface is plain and unembellished.

Each piece of this fruit cutlery set is fitted with the original and impressive pistol grip mother of pearl handles.

The handles are each ornamented with paralleling borders to the shaped rims.

The hallmarked ferrule to each piece is encircled with embossed leaf decoration.

Each piece of this mother of pearl cutlery service is fitted to the original double hinged serpentine-shaped leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, securing with a hinged catch.

This is an exceptional set with desirable handles.

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Maker: Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater

This antique mother or pearl cutlery service is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.

Full hallmarks struck to the anterior surface of each knife and surface of each fork, in addition to part hallmarks to the ferrules are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver.

Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of each item of antique silverware.

Fruit knife length 18.5cm/7.3"

Fruit fork length 15cm/5.9"

Not measurable as mother of pearl handles