10.8cm sprung scissors blades stamped THORNHILL NEW BOND STREET and etched THE BUCHAM DAGGER SCISSORS along the edge of one blade, the hallmarked silver crossguard with spherical terminals, the grip embossed with putti riding flying fish with further fish below, contained in its hallmarked silver scabbard embossed with a putto carrying a trident and atop a mythical dolphin, shells, and lily of the valley, hallmarks for London 1877 with maker's mark for Thomas Johnson and Thornhill retailer's mark, 19.5cm long. Bucham a mis-spelling of Bircham, faint kite mark to one blade illegible, but other similar examples date to an 1873 design.