Bidspirit auction | Two Antique Sterling Silver Personal

Two Antique Sterling Silver Personal Items Including A Fruit Knife By Mappin Brothers - This lot comprises two antique sterling silver personal items consisting of a folding fruit knife and a vesta case. The folding fruit knife features a single sterling silver blade and polished mother-of-pearl handle scales. A vacant shield-shaped silver cartouche is set into one side of the handle. The blade tang is struck with a series of four British hallmarks in rectangular and shield-shaped cartouches: the maker's mark MB, a crown, a lion passant, and a lowercase gothic letter q. The vesta case is of rectangular form with a hinged lid and a suspension ring attached to the side. The exterior surfaces are decorated with hand-engraved scrolling foliate and floral motifs. A striking surface is located on the base of the case. Small hallmarks are struck on the interior rim of the opening and the corresponding lid rim, though the individual characters are not clearly legible due to surface wear.