Auction Catalogue

11 April 2017

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Lot

№ 259

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11 April 2017

Hammer Price:
£130

A pair of Victorian silver and ivory handled fish servers by Frederick Elkington, the handles of polished ivory, with ring turned detail, both stamped to the ends with a lozenge patent mark, the silver ferrules, blade and fork decorated with engraved quatrefoils and repeating scrolls, hallmarked for Frederick Elkington, Birmingham, 1880, contained in purple velvet fitted case, the silk signed for Elkington & Co, length of knife 26.1cm. £150-200

Both are stamped with the Registry mark used between 1868-1883, and the code gives the date of registration as 18 January 1878.

Please note the ivory is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to import/export and other trade restrictions.