Lot Essay
A similar knife handle from Sneek, circa 1735 is illustrated in B. W. G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver en Schepwerk 1650-1880, page 181.
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THE FORK HANDLE WITH INDISTINCT MAKER'S MARK, AMSTERDAM, POSSIBLY 1734
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A DUTCH SILVER-HANDLED FORK AND A VICTORIAN KNIFE
THE FORK HANDLE WITH INDISTINCT MAKER'S MARK, AMSTERDAM, POSSIBLY 1734
Modelled as a Roman soldier, with Victorian silver tines, mark of Richard Sibley, London, 1846, the knife made to match, apparently no maker's mark, London, 1843, with a plated blade, each engraved with a crest - the knife 10 1/8in. (25.6cm.) long. (2)
THE FORK HANDLE WITH INDISTINCT MAKER'S MARK, AMSTERDAM, POSSIBLY 1734
Modelled as a Roman soldier, with Victorian silver tines, mark of Richard Sibley, London, 1846, the knife made to match, apparently no maker's mark, London, 1843, with a plated blade, each engraved with a crest - the knife 10 1/8in. (25.6cm.) long. (2)
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