SOLD.............A silver bladed mother of pearl folding fruit knife. Engraved 1807.

SOLD.............A silver bladed mother of pearl folding fruit knife. Engraved 1807.A Georgian folding knife with a silver blade. The assay marks do not include a date letter however the blade is decoratively engraved on the back DB and the date 1807. The pearl is in good condition with no damage and the blade is the full length and has a good snap to it. The silver spring cover is decorated with diagonals. Just under 7cm long closed 12. 5 cm open Stock no. KG18

A heavy purse for its size as it was made using tiny metal beads -gold for the background and metallic blue beads the pattern

circa 1780-1800The pearl barrel is decorated with rings of silver and the steel worm covered by a silver sheath

Lace making was a cottage industry using domestic animal bone and local soft woods

repairs or needle holes

An unusual photograph album in Tunbridge Ware

a pencil and a needle case ( lacking screw lid )

Inside it is lined in cream silk and has a pocket containing card wrapped with thread made especially for it

Exact ages unknown

An unusual 19th century fruit wood knitting sheath of small size made for a child

A matching set of 6 mother of pearl reels / spools

Damage as described above

A mother of pearl topped tape measure and matching emery from a Victorian sewing box c 1850