Silver - 19th October 2005

Lot 850

George III fiddle thread and shell pattern flatware: A set of twenty-five tablespoons and...

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3800

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Description

George III fiddle thread and shell pattern flatware: A set of twenty-five tablespoons and thirty-five tableforks, by W. Eley & W. Fearn, London 1817 together with a rare set of twenty-three tablespoons and thirty-six table, by Isaac Callard, London 1762 together with a non-matching tablefork and a teaspon, 394oz. (121) Bearings: The former set engraved with two crests below a coronet; the latter with a crest below an Earl's coronet probably for Robert D'Arcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718-1778).