Silver and Collectors Items - 20th April 2011

Lot 637

Regimental Interest: a George IV Fiddle pattern silver dessert spoon

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £110

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Description

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.