Silver & Collectors' Items - 21st & 22nd October - 21st October 2014
Lot 240
A matched George III / IV silver Fiddle
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A matched George III / IV silver Fiddle, Thread and Shell pattern canteen for twelve,
the majority by Eley and Fearn, London 1821, the dessert forks by Richard Crossley, London 1813,
comprising: twelve tablespoons, twelve table forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve dessert forks, twelve teaspoons, (one London 1823, by William Chawner), a pair of soup ladles, six salt spoons, a pair of sauce ladles, a basting spoon, approx. weight 165oz.
The service was ordered by Sir Henry Russell, (1783-1852), who succeeded his Father as 2nd Baronet. He was the British Resident at Hyderabad and bought Swallowfield Park in 1820.