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RARE SET OF SILVER CANNON-HANDLED CHEESE (DESSERT) KNIVES

England, Late 17th Century, Unmarked

The Blades Mid-19th Century

 

RARE SET OF SILVER CANNON-HANDLED CHEESE (DESSERT) KNIVES

 

 

Each unmarked silver haft with a tapering cannon-handled blade ending in a small ball finial,

 the carbon steel blades marked as follows :

(4) W. BRADSHAW & SON, beneath a crowned VR (Garden St. Sheffield, c1850);

(2) CRITCHFIELD, working early to mid-19th century

Unmarked (2) ;

The remains of early crests one each, appearing as
a leg, couped at the thigh, garnished and spurred, possibly over initials

 

The use of the crowned G R (George Rex) and V R (Victoria Regina) began in the reign of George IV, c1820.
This initialing would indicate the maker had a Royal Warrant for their wares. 

 

The silver hafts are unmarked. At this time it was not unusual to mark only one knife in a larger set.
As the hafts bear no markings, dating must be done by form, construction and patination.

The form of knife and crest, as well as patination are consistent with the late 17th century, likely prior to 1695.

 

Provenance : Mr. and Mrs. Winston Guest

 

Condition : Excellent; nice patination; one small repaired split ;
crests worn; expected staining to steel blades

 

8.25" Long / 14.9 oz. Total Weight
 

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RARE SET OF SILVER CANNON-HANDLED CHEESE (DESSERT) KNIVES

 

RARE SET OF SILVER CANNON-HANDLED CHEESE (DESSERT) KNIVES

 

RARE SET OF SILVER CANNON-HANDLED CHEESE (DESSERT) KNIVES, crest, leg in armour couped at thigh, garnished and spurred

 

 


Also See :

  Set 12 Charles II Silver Puritan Knives   Rare Set 8 Charles II-William & Mary SilverCannonHandled Knives  
  Rare Set of 12 Charles II Silver Puritan Knives, 1667-86
sheilds for Henry Neale and his wife Anna Maria Hanbury
  Rare Set of 8 Charles II / William & Mary Silver Cannon-Handled
Knives, Crested for Sandwith, 10" Long
 
 

 

Click for a related article:

 

More on Early British Table Silver :

 

EARLY BRITISH TABLE SILVER : A SHORT HISTORY

and

   Early British Table Silver : A Catalog

 

 


 

 

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Rare Set of 8 Silver Cannon-Handled Cheese (Dessert) Knives, England, Late 17th Century