{"product_id":"antique-mother-of-pearl-cutlery-set-6-cutting-utensil-6-forks-steel-cased-c1900","title":"Antique Mother of Pearl Cutlery Set 6 Cutting Utensil 6 Forks Steel Cased c1900","description":"Set: 12 pieces\nContents: 6 knives and 6 forks\nHandles: Mother of pearl\nBlades: Steel\nFork prongs\/tines: Steel\nFerrules: Ornate silver-coloured metal\nPeriod: Believed to be late 19th\/early 20th century, approximately c.1900\nCase: Fitted wooden presentation case\nInterior: Blue fabric lining\nMaker: Unknown\nService for: 6\nOriginal marks: Small indistinct marks visible on at least one knife blade, but not identified as British silver hallmarks\nForks: No visible maker's\/hallmark stamps\n\nAntique 12-piece mother-of-pearl handled cutlery set, comprising six knives and six matching forks, presented in a fitted wooden case.\n\nEach piece has an attractive genuine mother-of-pearl handle displaying the natural pearlescent colour, figuring and variation characteristic of the material. The handles are finished with ornate silver-coloured decorative ferrules.\n\nThe six knives have broad steel blades, while the six matching forks have steel prongs\/tines. The set would have been intended for dining use, most likely as a fruit or dessert service.\n\nThe design and construction are consistent with late Victorian\/Edwardian or early 20th-century cutlery, and the set is believed to date from around c.1900, although an exact date has not been established.\n\nSmall struck marks are present on one of the knife blades, but these have not been positively identified as conventional British silver hallmarks. No marks have been found on the backs of the forks. For this reason, the \ndecorative ferrules are described simply as silver-coloured metal and no claim is made that any part of the set is sterling silver.\n\nPresented in a fitted wooden case with blue fabric-lined interior and a brass-coloured shield-shaped cartouche to the lid.\n\nAn attractive complete antique dining set, particularly suited to collectors of mother-of-pearl cutlery, period tableware and late Victorian\/Edwardian dining accessories.","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57547361649018,"sku":"049889-1","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/9249\/6158\/files\/20261110_2F4ada897f-ecd5-454f-be65-04b97b089dc6Antique_20Mother_20of_20Pearl_20Cutlery_20Set_206_20Knives_206_20Forks_20Steel_20Cased_20c1900_20real_png.jpg?v=1794312308","url":"https:\/\/shop.longfield.org.uk\/products\/antique-mother-of-pearl-cutlery-set-6-cutting-utensil-6-forks-steel-cased-c1900","provider":"Longfield Community Hospice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}