M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS

 

 

STRAIGHT SET OF GEORGE III SILVER-HANDLED DINNER & DESSERT KNIVES

Consisting of 6 Dinner Knives, & 11 Desserts

William Abdy I, London, Incuse Mark WA, c1769 & Lion Passant

 

 

The flattened hexagonal shafts with inset gadrooning to each corner,
the terminal ending in a leaf scrolled cap; each engraved with contemporary cypher script L's;
the polished carbon steel Scimitar III blades (unmarked) appear original;
of heavy gauge

 

Notes :
William Abdy I is registered as a London 'haft-maker', registering his first mark in 1763.
In 1769, Abdy is known to have used incuse marks on small wares.

 

This particular gadrooned and leaf-capped form is shown in British Cutlery, Peter Brown -
all listings noting a Sheffield origin. This offering however is London.
This form is a somewhat rarer than the usual acanthus leaf scrolled cap

 
Condition : Excellent with expected small depressions to haft from normal usage;
the blades in good condition with normal wear

 

Marks : maker's marks of incuse WA, and WA in punch; mostly rubbed but all legible;
the lion passant rubbed but also visible on each

 

 

Length : 11.5", Dinner Size; 9.25', Dessert Size
Weights : 24.2 oz., Dinner Size; 31.4 oz., Dessert Size

 

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William Abdy Silver Handled Knife, 1769, with William Abdy Dessert (Cheese) Fork c1765

 


 

See Also

 

 

Straight Set of 11 George III Silver Pistol-Handled Dessert (Cheese)Forks,
William Abdy I, c1765

 

 

  

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Straight Set of 17 Dessert & Dinner Silver-Handled_Knives, William Abdy I, London, c1769, Incuse Marks