Victorian Thomas Sansom Sheffield Sterling Handled Nut Picks with Letter Opener

Item Details

A collection of Victorian-era nut picks and a letter opener with hollow sterling silver handles and metal blades. Featured are a set of eight nut picks with leaf-accented sterling handles and personalized engravings by Sheffield Silversmith Thomas Sansom. The collars include a ‘TS’ maker’s mark, a Queen Victoria duty mark, a sterling standard mark, and a Sheffield city mark. Also presented is a letter opener with a sword-shaped blade and a sterling handle accented by ornate scrolls and beading, marked ‘Sterling’ near the tip.

Condition

- to fair; mild to moderate surface wear including marks, scratches, and tarnishing; corrosion on each of the blades; personalized engravings on the nut picks’ handles.

Dimensions

- measures letter opener.

Item #

17STA090-704