Vintage Ornate Italian Brass Appetiser Forks & Knife Set

Vintage Ornate Italian Brass Appetiser Forks & Knife SetA set of three vintage Italian brass pieces comprising two three pronged appetiser or seafood forks and a pierced letter opener or butter knife, each heavily cast with intricate figural and foliate decoration along the handles and shanks. The terminals feature small sculptural details one a robed figure, another a vessel or finial form typical of the souvenir metalwork produced in Italy throughout the 20th century. Sold originally as decorative

The columns are crowned with elaborately worked Corinthian capitals - acanthus leaves and scrollwork

A & Co to the base - indicating quality commercial silverplate construction

Copper jug with a brass handle

There is overall crazing to the glaze

The carved beech frame is well-executed - shapely cabriole legs with floral carved detail

Dimensions: 13cm H x 8cm W

time-worn hand and light natural variation in tone from decades of age

5 cm L x 12 cm W

giving each its own charm

A beautiful Blue Willow butter or cheese dish by Bridgwood of England

Dimensions: 12cm diameter x 9cm H

and Burleighware - made in Burslem