Silver and Collectors Items - 20 Apr 2011
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Regimental Interest: a George IV Fiddle pattern silver dessert spoon
Regimental Interest: a George IV Fiddle pattern silver dessert spoon,
by William Eley, London 1826,
initialled 'MH' and engraved with the crest of the 'Royal African Colonial Light Infantry' (Africa Colonial Corps)*, 1.5oz.
*The Royal African Colonial Light Infantry was raised in 1822 and disbanded in 1840, when its personnel were absorbed into the 3rd West Indian Regiment.