English Victorian Ivory Handled Chinese Willow Pattern Crumber/Fish Slice

Presented is a wonderful English Victorian ivory handled crumber. The silver plated blade is beautifully engraved with a classic Willow pattern scene. This pattern depicts the story of a poor young man named Chang, who falls in love with Knoon-se, the daughter of a wealthy and powerful Mandarin. When their relationship is forbidden by Knoon-se’s father, Chang sneaks into the palace, reuniting with Knoon-se and fleeing across a bridge to hide in a distant pagoda. The enraged father releases his daughter’s beloved pet birds from their cages, and they unwittingly lead him straight to the lovers’ hiding spot. His army sets fire to the pagoda, and the two lovers perish in the flames, but the gods take pity on their plight and grant them immortality, causing the lovers to rise from the ashes as a pair of turtledoves. The blade shows the two lovers on the bridge pursued by the father with the palace on one side and the pagoda in the background. At the top of the blade are the two turtledoves.

The ivory handle is very well carved and has nice graining. Although this piece was originally intended as a crumber for scraping loose crumbs and food particles from the table, today these pieces make wonderful servers for fish or casserole. The high edges on three sides help prevent dripping and make an ideal serving piece for anything served in sauce or another liquid. The server has never been monogrammed or engraved. This piece was made between the 1850s and 1880s.

The condition is excellent. The ivory handle has a couple of splits as is typical, but the handle is structurally sound. The engraving on the blade is very sharp and crisp. There are no chips, no cracks, no dents, no breaks, and no repairs.

The crumber or fish server is 13 inches long.

Item ID: 32732

$110 USD SOLD


 

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