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These are really quite incredible little pieces! There are 5 forks and 5 knives, they are unmarked silver plated, and each handle is a semi-precious stone including carved amber (with inclusions), carved amethyst quartz, other quartz, carved rock crystal, agates etc. Forks range in size from 10cm to 10.5cm, knives 11.8-12cm. We assume they were intended for use as date or olive utensils. Probably dating c. 1920, origin middle eastern at a guess.

An interesting assortment of pieces all with sterling silver handles and steel uppers. Includes a 26.7cm pistol grip handled Trotter family branch crested dinner knife (motto 'festina lente') hallmarks rubbed, 25cm meat fork (hallmarks rubbed), 27.8cm bright cut dinner knife (lion passant & duty mark only fairly rubbed), 22cm 4 pronged dinner fork (Sheffield 1828 part rubbed) and a 25.8cm early Victorian dinner knife with rubbed crest, hallmarks rubbed, blade marked Thornhill London.

A larger than normal milk jug in hotelware style made for the military by Elkington in 1961. Capacity 1 pint (500ml).

A fine looking and absolutely gleaming Old Sheffield Plate chamber stick with detachable wax drip pan and snuffer. Underside is also plated but it is definitely OSP as you can see from the underside rim seam.

A good looking pair of vintage candelabra

A nice set of Grecian pattern fruit pudding spoons and larger server, the case bearing a Maltese retailers label to interior.

A lovely set of 6 knives in Hanoverian pattern (to go with rattail) with silver plated handles and steel blades. Made by Bournes of Sheffield.

A gorgeous and rare pair of short length cake knives in Ivy pattern. Made by George Bishop & Sons of Sheffield.

A nice assortment of 9 seafood / buffet forks including a set of 5 Resilco, a very ornate Gorham 'Royal' pattern example from 1887, also a lovely Victorian Dixon one with PODR registration mark for design in 1867.

A larger sized Victorian electroplated bottle coaster with a Greek key style rim and turned wooden base. Made by Silber & Fleming.

A good vintage set of 8 pairs of fish knives & forks in Hanoverian by Mappin & Webb.

A good looking set of 6 pairs of fish eaters with chrome plated uppers and nice marbled orangey yellow handles. They have a good weight in the hand, not light.

A chamberstick by Matthew Boulton c. 1790 bearing 'Soho Patent' marks to the unusual pull out drip pan. Tinned underside with Boulton's twin sunburst marks.

A good looking OSP teapot with tinned interior, original carved wooden handle.

A lovely looking pair of Malaysian origin silver salad servers.

A lovely pair of shorter length cake knives with ornate handle pattern.

A pair of smaller length fish servers in Reed & Ribbon.

An unusual pair of small sized salad servers in carved and translucent cow horn.

A pair of silver plated jugs of c one half of a pint capacity, each with hand engraved chasing.

A lovely fork made to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, with inked in carved design to the mother of pearl handle. Bright cut work to the plating.