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Up for sale is a gorgeous antique mid 1800’s to early 1900’s 16-piece set of cocktail hour utensils. This is a mixed set acquired over many years that includes the following pieces:
1 William Hutton & Sons silver plated ice hammer or toffee hammer with ivory handle - Marked with English maker’s marks including a diamond-shaped registry stamp with “Rd” (registered design), “I” (metal classification), “25” (25th day), “K” (month of November), “C” (year of 1870), “7” (bundle) & “WH” (William Hutton & Sons maker’s mark) - Circa 1870 - Extremely rare!
1 Francis Clark sterling silver butter knife or fish server with ivory handle - Marked with English maker’s marks including a “lion passant” (sterling silver), “sovereign’s head” (duty mark of King William IV), “F?” (should be “FC” - Francis Clark’s maker’s mark), “G” (year of 1830) and “anchor” (Birmingham) - Circa 1830 - Extremely Rare!
1 Uchatius bronze fruit knife with Blue Onion pattern porcelain handle - Marked “Uchatius Bronce Germany” - Circa 1920s
6 Unbranded polished steel nutcracker picks or lobster picks with subtle pattern - Unmarked - Circa late 1800s or early 1900s
3 Unbranded hors d’oeuvre, cocktail or pickle forks made of bone - Marked “France” - Circa mid to late 1800s
1 Unbranded harvest gold salad serving fork and spoon set made of ivory celluloid - Unmarked - Circa late 1800s or early 1900s
1 Unbranded ivory tone salad serving fork and spoon set made of ivory celluloid - Unmarked - Circa late 1800s or early 1900s
These pieces show typical signs of very minor wear that would be expected from age and normal use over the course of many years, but overall this set is in beautiful antique condition! If interested, please send me an e-mail and you can stop by to pick it up for only $100 firm (cash only at time of pick up). Thanks for looking!