| DESCRIPTION |
Victorian silver Old English Thread & Shell pattern carving knife and fork with crested and loaded silver handles and new stainless steel blade, tines and spring loaded safety guard. |
| SILVERSMITH |
knife Francis Higgins, fork George Adams |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
both 1856 |
| ASSAY OFFICE |
both London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS |
total 297 |
| LENGTH in INCHES |
knife 14 ¼, fork 11 |
| SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
| OVERALL CONDITION |
Reloaded handles fitted with new stainless steel, silver repair to knife handle terminal, micro split to central thread decoration possibly from an old erasure, now safe for food use but the pitch loaded handles should not be
placed in very hot water or a dishwasher. |
