A Set of Twelve Japanese Silver-plated and Mixed Metal Dinner Knives and Twelve Dinner Forks, circa 1880

the handles chased and applied with monkeys on swings, climbing turtles, bats, owls, cranes, sailing ships, fishermen pulling in nets, exotic foliage in baskets, potted bonsai trees, bamboo, gourds, and musical instruments, most with applied signatures, plated blades and tines by Landers, Fray  & Clark, New Britain, CT, 24 pieces

tines and blades silver-plated, some overall wear, five pieces apparently without signature, three forks with handles beginning to separate from tines, basket fork beginning to separate at one side, turtle fork with small solder repair, musical instrument knife and fork with extra solder probaby where signature was attached, otherwise good condition
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