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Catalogue

Lot 37: A Victorian Sterling Silver Mounted Cake Knife by John Henry Sheffield, 1897

A Victorian cake knife featuring an electroplated nickel silver blade and a hallmarked sterling silver ferrule. The blade is designed with a serrated improved saw edge and is decorated with etched floral and foliate scroll motifs surrounding a central vacant cartouche. The handle is constructed from a cream-coloured material, likely bone or ivorine. The sterling silver ferrule bears a full set of British hallmarks including the maker mark JHS for John Henry Sheffield, the crown assay mark for Sheffield, the lion passant for sterling standard, and the lowercase date letter e for 1897. The item is accompanied by its original cardboard presentation box, which is printed with the manufacturer details and product description.

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