SOLD........An engraved mother of pearl knotting shuttle. c 1780

SOLD........An engraved mother of pearl knotting shuttle. c 1780An 18th century shuttle engraved with floral sprays and bordered by a wavy line around a bird's foot pattern. The silver rivet covers are cross hatched and are centred on the middle of the flower heads. The pattern is the same on both sides. There is a tiny chip on one end, which occurs by a natural fault, and the pattern is slightly narrower on one part of the rim. 10. 5 cm long (4. 25inches) 3. 5cm at its widest (1. 25inches) Stock no. KP39

It is stamped CH for Charles Horner

1 cm in length and is 1mm thick ( approx

The reel unscrews to reveal space for needles and bodkins

There are some losses to the trim on one box and both have some wrinkles in the prints under the glass as seen in the photos

The piece unscrews in the middle to reveal a sharp

This design was registered in 1873

It carries the petit guarantee mark of a crab on the inner sleeve of the lid and on the edge of the base

Fork measures 8cm closed

soldered repair near the opening where the action of extending the corkscrew has split the silver

An unusual card and paper box by Narcissa Niblack Thorne decorated with marbled effect paper and silver paper trim

a pencil and a needle case ( lacking screw lid )

The barrel and base are made of mutton bone as can be seen by the flecking in that material