Description
Large English bread or cake knife.
The handle is made of ivory (the natural streaks of ivory are visible to the naked eye) and the blade engraved with floral motifs in silver-colored metal, with a beautiful and precise design.
Hallmark EPNS (Electro Plated Nickel Silver) HW (Henry Wilkinson and co, Sheffield). It is a particularly shiny and resistant alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.
Length 28cm. Handle 11cm, blade 17cm.
An unusual and very elegant object.