ONE PROVINCIAL, MAKER'S MARK LM A KEY BETWEEN, CIRCA 1780, TWO OTHERS CIRCA 1810, MAKER'S MARK ON ONE IM A CROZIER BETWEEN IN A LOZENGE, THE FOURTH, CIRCA 1790
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Four French gold-mounted mother-of-pearl handled Travelling Knives
One provincial, maker's mark LM a key between, circa 1780, two others circa 1810, maker's mark on one IM a crozier between in a lozenge, the fourth, circa 1790
The first with folding silver and steel blades and fluted gold terminals to the handle, in original shagreen case; the two knives with a silver and a steel blade in similar double case; the fourth with steel blade and reeded handle with fluted gold terminals
the largest 210 mm. (8¼ in.) long (3)
One provincial, maker's mark LM a key between, circa 1780, two others circa 1810, maker's mark on one IM a crozier between in a lozenge, the fourth, circa 1790
The first with folding silver and steel blades and fluted gold terminals to the handle, in original shagreen case; the two knives with a silver and a steel blade in similar double case; the fourth with steel blade and reeded handle with fluted gold terminals
the largest 210 mm. (8¼ in.) long (3)