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DESCRIPTION

Six very good Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern three tine forks. Four initialled 'ES', one 'R' and one, very unusually, has never been engraved. Five have a small oval French silver import mark used from 01/07/1864 to 30/06/1893.

SILVERSMITH

most marks pinched/rubbed but I can read one by Ebenezer Coker and one by Walter Tweedie.

DATE or HALLMARK

The Coker fork is dated 1755 as are one/two more, the rest are of similar date but the marks are rubbed/pinched

ASSAY OFFICE

London

WEIGHT in GRAMS

381

SIZE in INCHES

length: 7 5/8

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

extraordinarily good considering age with no repairs or erasures and a nice tine length.

FAULTS

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Back Price £595 sold Item Number: M2854 several