A George III mahogany and satinwood fitted knife box with a harlequin suite of English silver flatware, with a cross-banded string inlaid sloping lid and arc-en-arbalette shaped front with a silvered plaque and escutcheon, the hinged cover opening to a fitted interior with a harlequin suite of silver cutlery comprising twelve large dinner knives, ten entree knives, six butter knives, six fruit knives, six dinner forks, six table spoons, a ladle and a carving fork, 23 cm wide, x 34 cm deep, 38 cm high