Presented is a lovely, completely sterling
silver ice cream knife or cake knife made by J.B. & S.M. Knowles
Company during the early 1900s. This piece is in the Lexington a.k.a.
Mount Vernon pattern, which was patented in 1900. This piece is old,
original production. The handle as well as the blade are sterling silver
and the handle has no filler so the whole piece, almost all of the weight, (a little solder to hold the blade and handle together)is
completely sterling. Both sides of the handle have a nice beaded border
and an embellishment at the tip; one side has a M monogram.
The blade is marked with the Knowles & Co hallmark and sterling.
This piece is in excellent overall condition. There
are no dents, no breaks, no splits, no monogram removals and no repairs.
The knife measures 9 3/4" inches long and weighs 66.9 grams or 2.1 ounces.