A pair of silver and mother of pearl fruit knives, probably Sheffield, circa 1820

with folding blades, red leather case; together with two silver and mother of pearl folding fruit forks, probably Sheffield, crica 1820; a child's silver and mother of pearl knife and fork, Gervase Wheeler, Birmingam, 1836; another child's silver knife and fork with die-stamped handles, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1832, case; and a double-bladed steel and bone pen knife, one of the blades etched 'WELLS,' circa 1850

Condition mostly fair/good, the two small forks with bent tines
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