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 or COUNTRY |
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. |
MAJOR FAULTS |
none |
MINOR FAULTS |
none |
| BACK | Price £595 | SOLD | Item Number: M2854 |
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