Antique Victorian Sheffield Silver Plate Fish Server and Forks

Complete Antique Victorian Silver-plated Fish Server and Forks with Fish Servers for Six This is a very pretty Antique Victorian Silver Plate fish set for six people which is fitted into its original presentation box.This is a very attractive antique silver plate fish server set! CONDITION: Light scratches from use. Box has wear, but still in good working condition. 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 asymmetrical 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.