AND A KNIFE AND FORK SET, 20TH CENTURY
the first with broad leaf-shaped head, formed with a reinforced tip and grooved on each face, and wooden grip wrapped with copper ribband (the haft missing); the second with curved double-edged bifurcated blade decorated with silver scrollwork at the forte, iron grip decorated with further scrollwork, in its scabbard decorated en suite (rubbed); the third with tapering blade of T-section, circular guard and banded grip; the third and fourth each with carved wooden grip and scabbard decorated with scrolling foliage; the first: 54.7 cm overall (5)
Sold for £45
AND A KNIFE AND FORK SET, 20TH CENTURY
the first with broad leaf-shaped head, formed with a reinforced tip and grooved on each face, and wooden grip wrapped with copper ribband (the haft missing); the second with curved double-edged bifurcated blade decorated with silver scrollwork at the forte, iron grip decorated with further scrollwork, in its scabbard decorated en suite (rubbed); the third with tapering blade of T-section, circular guard and banded grip; the third and fourth each with carved wooden grip and scabbard decorated with scrolling foliage; the first: 54.7 cm overall (5)
Auction: Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria December 2024, ending 8th Dec, 2024