Featured in this lot is this Levesley Brothers cutlery set with mother of pearl handles made in Sheffield circa early 1930-35. In 1862, Levesley Bros. was described as a cutlery manufacturer at Central Works on West Street. The partners' names were Charles, William, and Thomas (born in 1821, 1826, and 1831, respectively, according to the Hawley Collection genealogy). They were the sons of William, a pearl and ivory carver, and his wife Mary. Levesley Bros specialized in dessert knives, fish carvers, fish eating knives, pickle forks 'in every variation', pencil-knives, and dog calls (whistles). William Levesley junior retired in 1865. Charles Levesley, 71, died on December 12, 1891, on Ecclesall Road. Thomas continued to handle the firm with the assistance of his son William Charles. Following 1918, Thomas and William Charles were still recognized as partners in directories. Thomas died at Western Bank on October 2, 1924, at the age of 94. The business appears to have thereafter passed to Thomas' other son, Leonard Walter Levesley, who was the last remaining partner when the firm declared bankruptcy in 1929. It was temporarily recorded as 203 Arundel Street until the early 1930s. The set comes in a nice wooden box with felt and a satin like fabric covering the interior of the box. The set includes six knives and six forks with 12 utensils in total. They feature an electro plate nickel silver construction with Mother of Pearl handles. The knives are stamped with the respective marks reading, "L B S" with a cross like symbol and a crown mark showing it was made in Sheffield, England. The utensils and the box show good condition overall with slight wear present from their age and handling over the years, but no signs of major damage is noted. The knives measure 7 7/8" L x 11/16" W, the forks measure 6 1/8" L x 5/8" W. The box measures 7 5/8" L x 9 3/8" W x 1 7/8" H. The box and utensils have a collective weight of 2 pounds and 8 ounces.