Hunter's set

In a combination of bloodthirsty practicality and elegance, this set of implements to be taken out hunting consists of a broad-bladed chopping knife that would be used to cut up a freshly killed beast, a two-pronged fork, three knives, a skewer and a small knife. All the handles are inlaid with ivory and horn. The clasp of the large knife ends in a winged dolphin head, while the other pieces have eagle heads. The set has a velvet-covered case with ornate cast mountings and two silver reliefs showing St George and the Dragon and a figure playing the harp, flanked by lion heads with rings in their mouths. On the back is an engraved scene with a cook in a kitchen and with an unidentified engraved signature, S B, below.