Scenic & Sterling Knife

This is a superb knife with the porcelain handle made by Meissen in about the 18th century and the silver blade being a replacement from London in 1858 though the exact Silversmith seems to be unidentified. The handle is nicely shaped with a basket weave pattern to the paste and a couple in a landscape scene hand painted on either side surrounded by pink scrolls. Two hand painted floral arrangement are painted in between each scene on the other sides. Sterling silver end capand ferrule between the porcelain and the blade both of which seem to be original to the porcelain piece. The blade was replaced and is nicely hallmarked as shown. The piece is in great condition with some wear to the scenes and oxidation to the silver. It came with a fork that is very similar in a very beat up case but the fork porcelain part is slightly different so I am offering them separately but if anyone would like them as a set that is certainly possible and they look great together when displayed. The knife is 9 inches long of which 3.25 inches is the visible porcelain handle and 4.5 inches the blade. The porcelain is not marked or shall we say visibly marked since it would be hidden by the ferrule which is normal but it is definitely made by Meissen during this period. Please email me for more information or other pictures.