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An unusual Victorian novelty silver knife rest
An unusual Victorian novelty silver knife rest,
by Reily and Storer, London 1840,
modelled as two clasped hands with frilly cuffs, one end engraved with a crest and motto, the other with a monogram, length 8.5cm.
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The crest is that granted to James Platt Mawdesley of Lancashire in 1876.
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