DLAT RATING: 9.5/10 (Darling! Look At This!)
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER - Cake Serving Knife ONLY
Made in England
Circa 1950's ~ 70's
Hand decorated
Opaque, meaning that if held to the light you cannot see the shadow of your fingers through the ceramic
Size: 230mm length x 80mm widest point x 6.5mm thick
The front "slice" section is 130mm whereas the handle is only 70mm in length
Quite heavy but well balanced
Weight: 150g
A substantial cake serving knife featuring hand painted roses on the topside only, otherwise the base colouring is a White. Finished with Gold gilding around the sides.
The dating of this knife has been based principally upon the artist and gilder's marks to the underside of the knife, along with a simple printed Black print (under the glaze) MADE IN ENGLAND but no works backstamp is showing.
UNDERSIDE MARKINGS:
This is the underside of the knife
The two worker's marks are clearly showing
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
NO cracks
NO chips
NO signs of glazing breakdown (Dry and Wet)
NO discolouration to the artwork
NO discolouration to the base White (not a bright White but neither is it a Creamy White)
NO wear can be observed to the hand crafted artwork, nor the Gold gilding
On the underside of the knife (the "slice holding area") there appears to be a small fleabite, not discoloured but there none-the-less.
