ANTIQUE SILVER FISH SERVERS
Our attractive antique silver fish servers are available in a range of designs, including silver fish knives, silver fish knife and fork sets and pairs of antique fish servers. Click on any image to see an enlarged image of the antique silver fish servers and view the mother of pearl and bone handled silver fish servers in more detail. Our antique silver fish serving sets are available for online purchase with free insured delivery, as well as being available within our store in the London Silver Vaults. You may also be interested in Antique Silver Fish Sets.
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A very handsome Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish server slice, in the Fiddle pattern, with a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade. This elegant antique silver fish serving slice was made by George Adams London in 1845. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish server are length 32 cms (12.5 inches), and it weighs approx. 173g (5.6 troy ounces). Please note that this item is crested on the handle. |
£495 |
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An Antique Victorian sterling silver and ivory-handled fish server slice, having a hand-cut ivory handle with leaf decoration, a hand-pierced symmetrical blade with floral decoration and an engraved scene of a fisherman on one side, together with a silver ferrule between the blade and handle. Made by George Unite of Birmingham in 1872. The length of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving slice is 31 cms (12.25 inches). |
£265 |
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An Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Silver-Plated fish serving knife and fork set, having hand-carved antler bone handles that have hallmarked silver ferrules and end caps, with hand-engraved silver plated blade and tines with floral decoration, all in their original cream satin and dark blue velvet-lined presentation box. Made by Edward Smith of Sheffield in 1909. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver and bone-handled fish serving set are length of knife 33 cms (13 inches), and length of fork 25 cms (9.75 inches). |
£285 |
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A very elegant Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish serving fork, in the Fiddle pattern with hand-pierced floral decoration below the tines. This handsome antique silver serving fork was made by George Adams of London in 1861. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver serving fork are length 25.5 cms (10 inches), and it weighs approx. 110g (3.5 troy ounces). |
£295 |
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Antique Georgian sterling silver fish server slice, having a plain Fiddle pattern handle, a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade, and a hand-engraved reeded border. Made by William Eley of London in 1838. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver fish serving slice are length 30 cms (11.75 inches), and it weighs approx. 140g (4.5 troy ounces). |
£325 |
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Antique Georgian sterling silver fish server slice, having a plain Fiddle pattern handle, a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade, and a hand-engraved reeded border. Made by William Eley of London in 1830. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver fish serving slice are length 30 cms (11.75 inches), and it weighs approx. 119g (3.8 troy ounces). |
£335 |
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An Antique Georgian Sterling Silver fish server slice, in the plain Fiddle pattern, having a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade, and a hand-engraved reeded border. Made by William Knight of London in 1825. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving slice are length 30 cms (11.75 inches), and it weighs approx. 154g (5 troy ounces). |
£345 |
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An Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish serving knife and fork set, having hand-carved bone or ivory handles, with hand-engraved blade and tines with floral decoration, all in their original satin and blue velvet-lined presentation box. Made by James Deakin & Sons of Sheffield in 1887. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving set are length of knife 31 cms (12.25 inches), and length of fork 24 cms (9.5 inches). Please note that the cream coloured satin upper lining to the lid is slightly damaged. |
£375 |
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An Antique Georgian Sterling Silver fish server slice, having a double-struck Kings pattern handle, a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade, and a hand-engraved reeded border. Made by William Knight of London in 1821. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving slice are length 30 cms (11.75 inches), and it weighs approx. 154g (5 troy ounces). |
£385 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver and bone-handled fish server set in original purple velvet and satin-lined presentation box, with hand-engraved floral decoration and hand-pierced blade and tines. Made by John Newman of Sheffield in 1882. Length of knife 32.5 (12.75 inches), length of fork 24 cms (9.5 inches). |
£395 |
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Antique Georgian sterling silver unusual scissor style fish server made by Richard Crossley of London in 1798. Length 30.5 cms. (Crested). |
£445 |
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Antique early Victorian sterling silver fish serving knife and fork set, having filled handles in the double-struck Kings pattern, hand-pierced and hand-engraved blade and tines with floral and leaf decoration, the blade with a cartouche engraved with a lady holding a tray of fish. Made by Francis Higgins of London in 1849. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver fish serving set are length of knife 33 cms (13 inches), and length of fork 24 cms (9.5 inches). Please note that the handles have a number of small dents, but are otherwise in very good condition. |
£445 |
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A very pretty Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish server slice, in the Fiddle pattern with hand-engraved floral decoration on the upper side, and a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade. Made by Elizabeth Eaton of London in 1846. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving slice are length 32 cms (12.5 inches), and it weighs approx. 168g (5.4 troy ounces). |
£445 |
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A very pretty Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish server slice, in the double-struck Bead pattern, with a hand-pierced asymmetrical and curved blade. Made by the Wintle Brothers of Exeter in 1872. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving slice are length 31 cms (12.25 inches), and it weighs approx. 181g (5.8 troy ounces). |
£465 |
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An Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish serving knife and fork set, having hand-carved bone handles, with hand-engraved blade and tines with floral decoration, all in their original maroon satin and velvet-lined presentation box. Made by Robert Fead Mosley of Sheffield in 1894. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver and bone-handled fish serving set are length of knife 32 cms (12.5 inches), and length of fork 24 cms (9.5 inches). |
£475 |
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A very pretty and rare Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish server slice, in the Fiddle pattern with an asymmetrical curved blade, having hand-engraved floral decoration together with hand-pierced fish and acorn work. Made by William Knight of London in 1845. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving slice are length 30.5 cms (12 inches), and it weighs approx. 112g (3.6 troy ounces). |
£475 |
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A very pretty Antique Victorian Sterling Silver pair of fish serving knife and fork set, having handles in a double-struck floral pattern with reeded sides, and hand-pierced blade and tines with hand-engraved dolphins, scroll, and floral decoration, all in their original dark blue velvet and cream satin lined presentation box. Made by Martin Hall and Co., of Sheffield in 1859. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving set are length of knife 33 cms (13 inches), length of fork 25.5 cms (10 inches), and they weigh a total of approx. 300g (9.7 troy ounces). |
£475 |
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An Antique Victorian Sterling Silver pair of fish serving knife and fork set, having solid handles in the double-struck Victorian Bead pattern, with reeded handles, and hand-pierced blade and tines with floral decoration, all in their original blue velvet and cream satin lined presentation box. Made by George Adams of London in 1862. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving set are length of knife 31 cms (12.75 inches), length of fork 25.5 cms (10 inches), and they weigh a total of 320g (10.3 troy ounces). |
£495 |
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A very pretty Antique Victorian Sterling Silver fish serving knife and fork set, having handles in the double-struck Queens pattern, hand-pierced and hand-engraved with floral and leaf decoration, the blade with a cartouche engraved with a scene of a sea fishing vessel. Made by Thomas Hart Stone of Exeter in 1865. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver fish serving set are length of knife 31 cms (12.25 inches), length of fork 25.5 cms (10 inches), and a total weight of 300g (9.7 troy ounces). |
£585 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver fish serving knife and fork set, having hand-carved mother-of-pearl handles, with hand-pierced and hand-engraved blade and tines with floral decoration. Made by Foxall & Co., of London in 1852. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver fish serving set are length of knife 32 cms (12.5 inches), and length of fork 25.5 cms (10 inches). |
£595 |
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Learn more about antique silver FISH SERVERS here.
Antique Silver FISH SERVERS description:
A flat bladed implement sometimes together with a matching fork for serving fish at the dinner table.
Antique Silver FISH SERVERS history:
The earliest known examples of fish servers date from the 1740s, and these were single servers. A hundred years later fish serving forks were added to form a fish serving set. They are still being made today but in far fewer numbers.
Antique Silver FISH SERVERS design:
The very early single bladed fish servers were often symmetrical, pierced, and resembled trowels. Later examples from the 19th century were assymetrical with curved blades. Later Victorian versions often had matching serving forks. Early servers had contiguous silver handles, and later versions were made with a composite of silver blade and tines, with either ivory or mother-of-pearl handles. Presentation boxes with velvet and satin-lined interiors are quite common with the Victorian versions.
Antique Silver FISH SERVERS collectors note:
Unusual examples with finely pierced and engraved decoration are sought after, especially with fish motifs. Carved ivory or mother-of-pearl handles were often works of art in themselves. If the service consists of a knife and fork then the hallmarks must match. If the set has knife-handles (i.e. they have a separately made handle as opposed to a contiguous piece of silver) then there should be a corresponding mark as well. Also look closely at the pierced areas to make sure that there are no missing or cracked pieces. Presentation boxes are often in bad condition but help keep the items in good condition.