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Chester Silver Letter Opener
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Chester Silver Letter Opener

1920 - 1940
Description

Chester silver letter opener decorated with a foxes head. Reverse marked for 1938 makers mark Stokes & Ireland.

L 13 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Silver Fox Letter Opener to the 1930s.

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Description
Chester silver letter opener decorated with a foxes head. Reverse marked for 1938 makers mark Stokes & Ireland.

L 13 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Silver Fox Letter Opener to the 1930s.

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SA1219681
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal.
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Archive I An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal.

Chester Silver Letter Opener

Archive II An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal. View II
Archive III An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal. View III
Archive IV An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal. View IV
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Telephone 07710 931929
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An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal.
Chester silver letter opener
Ref: SA1219681
An antique sterling silver letter opener featuring a flat tapered blade and a detailed cast fox head terminal.
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  • ObjectLetter Openers
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFox head terminal, Tapered blade, Cast handle

This Chester silver letter opener belongs to the 1930 period, embodying an Edwardian style suited to a gentleman's library. Formed entirely from sterling silver, the object presents a polished silver colour with a reflective metallic finish. The design incorporates a flat, tapered blade leading up to a detailed cast fox head terminal at the handle end, showing distinct dimensional sculpting of the animal's ears and snout. A reverse mark indicates the maker Stokes & Ireland along with a hallmark for 1938. Light surface patination and soft reflections run along the length of the metal. Measuring 13 cm in length, the item sits comfortably on an office desk or study table. In a modern home, it serves as a functional desktop accessory for opening mail or as a decorative display piece within a study, library or home office arrangement alongside other writing instruments and stationery.

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Silver letter openers became popular desk implements during the 19th century alongside the expansion of formal postal services. Often designed as miniature swords or adorned with decorative terminals, they served as symbols of status and refinement in domestic studies and offices.

Antique letter openers were commonly crafted from sterling silver, silver plate, brass, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and bone. Premium silver examples featured cast finials welded onto forged or stamped metal blades.

Authentic Chester silver features distinct British hallmark stamps, including the city mark depicting three wheat sheaves and a sword. It also includes a date letter, a makers mark, and the lion passant mark confirming sterling silver purity.

A silver letter opener works well when placed on a leather desk blotter, styled alongside a brass table lamp, or positioned atop a stack of hardcover books on an office desk or library shelf.

Clean silver desk accessories using a soft, non-abrasive cotton cloth and specialized silver polish to remove tarnish. Avoid submerging constructed items in water and store them in low-humidity environments to prevent rapid oxidisation.
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