DESCRIPTION |
Scarce set of twelve George II silver hafted leaf capped pistol grip side or dessert knives with later silver plated scimitar blades and crested to one side. |
| SILVERSMITH |
Thomas Swift (specialist haft maker, free 1744/45). |
| DATE or HALLMARK |
lion passant from the London 1740-55 series. |
ASSAY OFFICE |
London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
954 |
| SIZE in INCHES |
length: 8 1/4 |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
extraordinarily fine. |
MAJOR FAULTS |
none |
MINOR FAULTS |
one blade has a little plate loss to the top edge (last image). |
| BACK | Price £795 | SOLD | Item Number: M2711 |
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