A very rare silver gilt cased miniature folding knife made in London in 1896 by Francis Higgins

A very rare silver gilt cased miniature folding knife made in London in 1896 by Francis Higgins
A very rare silver gilt cased miniature folding knife made in London in 1896 by Francis Higgins
A very rare silver gilt cased miniature folding knife made in London in 1896 by Francis Higgins

A very rare silver gilt cased miniature folding knife made in London in 1896 by Francis Higgins

£695
Category

British Silver Post 1830

Gold Boxes & Objet D'Art

Serving Pieces

Flatware

Reference

374684

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This beautiful silver gilt miniature is  finely modelled with pistol handle decorated with shells and engraved with a set of contemporary script initials.  If perfectly folds and is contained within its original silk and velvet lined leather case. The Knife is very well marked on both sections.

Length of the knife: 3 inches, 7.5 cm.


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