A collection of Chelsea white hafts, circa 1750-55

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A collection of Chelsea white hafts, circa 1750-55 Of pistol grip form, comprising nine unmounted examples moulded with a tea plant and shell motif, 9.5-10.5cm long, together with two knives and four forks moulded with a flowering leafy branch design, one knife with a steel blade, one knife and the forks with later silver blade and prongs, 6.5-9cm long excluding mounts, with London hallmarks for Koester & Co, dated 1932 (15) Footnotes: Provenance Phillips, 21 June 1995, lots 254 (tea plant) and 255 (flowering leafy branch) Hafts with these two designs are illustrated by Tony Stevenson, 'A Review of Chelsea, Chelsea-Derby and Derby Knife and Fork Hafts', ECC Trans, Vol.14, No.1 (1990), figs.3b and 4b respectively. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A collection of Chelsea white hafts, circa 1750-55

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