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DESCRIPTION

Scarce set of twelve silver 3-tine Hanoverian pattern dessert forks. All crested, the three older forks verso with an earlier version of the same crest.

SILVERSMITH

9 x John Newton Mappin as retailer overstriking maker George Maudsley Jackson, 1 x Jonathan Hayne, 1 x George Smith & William Fearn, 1 x Philip Roker II.

DATE or HALLMARK

9 x 1884, 1 x 1834, 1 x 1789, 1 x 1741 (probably, mark very rubbed).

ASSAY OFFICE

London

WEIGHT in GRAMS

339

LENGTH in INCHES

6+

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

generally excellent with just lower tine back knife markings and very slight wear commensurate with light use.
back Price £500 sold item number: M4734