Miscellaneous Antique Knife Rests

This category contains some of the most interesting combinations of materials used to make Knife Rests over the years e.g. Mother of Pearl, Pewter, Brass, Horn, Ivory and may types of stones used to form the middle sections.

Ivory Heads

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Ref: KN0147

Very unusual old ivory rests,circa 1900

Each end consists of a carved grotesque head wearing a cap.

3.5" long x 1" high

£125.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Elephants

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Ref: KN0148

Perfect, ivory carved elephants with curved centre piece.
Very detailed set carved from solid.
Circa 1900

4.5" long x .75" high

£100.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Pewter Rams

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Ref: KN0150

Pair of English pewter rams attractively marked and in good condition.
Size 3.25" long x 1" high

SOLD

Pewter Dachsund

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Ref: KN0151

Pair of English pewter Dachsunds.
Very well modelled and very good condition.

Size 3.25" long x 1.25" high

SOLD

Pewter Fish

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Ref: KN0152

Set of 6 French pewter knife rests. Excellent condition with finely detailed scales and fins.

Size 3.75" long x 1" high

SOLD

Continental Pewter

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Ref: KN0153

Set of six pewter Swiss knife rests. Circa 1900

3" long x 1" high

Attractive design all in good condition.

SOLD

Fancy Horn

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Ref: KN0239

Horn Centres with engraved collars connecting to very attreactive ends on a serrated circular base.

In pristine condition.

4.5" long x 1.5" high

SOLD

Four Ball Horns

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Ref: KN0240

Horn centre with engraved collars attached to ball ends.

In pristine condition and very attractive.

4" long x 1.75" high

SOLD

Thistles

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Ref: KN0241

Most attractive and unusual granite and silver plated rests.
the ends depict very finely detailed thistles heads and leaves. Both in pristine condition.

4" long x 1.5" high

SOLD

Horn Carvers

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Ref: KN0242

Polished solid horn base and rest with silver tipped ends.

Perfect condition.

Overall length 3", on an approx. 1.5" diameter base.

SOLD

Ivory Cross ends

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Ref: KN0243

Ivory centre connecting to decorated collars with silver plated cross three ball ends.

In excellent condition.

RD number 293163 giving a date of 1897-98

3.5" long x 1.25" high

SOLD

Bamboo Jacks

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Ref: KN0244

Unusual ivory type centre section with silver plated ends.

Very good condition.

3" long x 1.25" high

SOLD

Mother of Pearl

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Ref: KN0245

Mother of pearl centre sections with beautifully decorated collars and cross and ball ends. The large centre ball bears a rose motif on each end.

Condition is superb.

4" long x 1.5" high

SOLD

Mother Pearl

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Ref: KN0246

Set of two knife rests with mother of pearl centres and attractive rose and thistle decorated collars, adjoining four ball ends.

Excellent condition.

Size 4" long (10cm) x 2" high (5cm)

£45.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Brass Giant Carvers

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Ref: KN0247

Plain and simple solid brass carvers, unusual design and material.

5.5" long x 1.5" high

£15.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Ivory Elegance

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Ref: KN0248

Ivory centres with elegant collars adjoining unusually attractive silver plated ends.

Excellent condition.

4" long x 1.75" high

SOLD

Wedgwood Dogs

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Ref: KN0292

A set of 4 highly stylized dogs made by Wedgewood for a limited period of only one year. They are fairly modern but heavily plated and in the Art Deco mode. They are the antiques of the future and are supplied in Wedgwood's lined box. These Rests also have a slit it the head for name plates.

Each one is 4 inches nose to tail x 1.5 inches high at the head

SOLD

Art Nouveau Pigs

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Ref: KN0293

A set of 4 Art Nouveau pigs from the 1920's-1930's made in the style of Christofle's French Gallia cubist designs inspired by Marcel Edouard Sandoz. All in good condition
each is 3.5 inches x 1inch

£66.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Pewter Dachsunds

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Ref: KN0294

A pair of 19th Century pewter knife rests made in the Kayserzinn style in pristine condition. The detail is very good and is much more pronounced than it would appear in the photograph.
Each is 3 inches long x 1inch high at the head.

£50.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Pigs

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Ref: KN0296

A pair of pigs from the Art Nouveau period made in the style of Christofle's French Gallia cubist designs inspired by Marcel Edouard Sandoz.
Size 3.5 inches long x 1 inch high

SOLD

4 Art Deco Pewter Animals

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Ref: KN0297

A set of 4 different pewter animals comprising a fox, pig, ram and bull in very good condition probably made in Germany in 1920-30's
Size 3.5 inches long x 1 inch high.

SOLD

Bisque Rope Columns

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Ref: KN0303

A pair of bisque rope column knife rests from about 1920. One column is perfect whilst the other has two minor imperfections due to the difficult firing of the final glaze on the already fired clay. These slight imperfections highlight these unusual knife rests rather than devalue them,
Size 3.5 inches long x .75 inches high

£25.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Large cats.

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Ref: KN0305

An attractive and detailed pair of pewter large cats circa 1930 with no damage or repairs. They are in excellent condition for their age.
Size (each) 3.25 inches long x 1 inch high at the head.

SOLD

Small Antlers

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Ref: KN0309

An attractive set of late Victorian Knife Rests with small antler centres connected to engraved collars and large ball ends. In very good condition with heavy plating and cinsidered to be little used.
Size 4" long (10cm) x 1.5" high (3.5cm)

SOLD

Mounted Antlers

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Ref: KN0310

A late victorian and unique pair of rests with mounted antlers between a s/plated collar onto a s/plated ball.
This is then connected to a shaped horn base making very attractive examples in excellent order throughout, Size 3" wide x 1" high at each of the middle sections.

£48.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

L'Aiglon baby busts

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Ref: KN0312

An unusual and rare pair of French Napoleon 2nd (L'Aiglon) busts as a baby each end of a clear centre. They are in perfect condition and date from the late nineteenth century with the busts frosted as per Lalique, Size 10 cm long x 5 cm high.

£125.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

French Art Deco 6.

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Ref: KN0325

A boxed set of 6 French Art Deco Rests made in Stainless Steel with each rest marked Oxidable 18/8.
The rests are all in perfect condition and are pre 2nd World War rather elegant design. Size of each rest is 3" (75mm) long x 1" (25mm) wide x 1.25" (32mm) high

SOLD

Flower Rests

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Ref: KN0327

An unusual and beautifully designed set of plated French Art Deco rests one depicting Pansies and the other wild roses. They are in extremely good condition and the sizes are:- 3.5"(8.5cm) long x 1.25"(3 cm) high.

£44.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection

Grape Vine

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Ref: KN0331

A fine pair of French Art Deco (probably 1930's) Knife Rests in the form of a vine, leaf and grapes. Beautifully modelled in pewter they are a fine example of their kind in pristine condition, size 4"(100mm) long x 2.25"(55mm) at the widest point.

£45.00 GBP - Click to add to Your Selection