Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 711
A reproduction of a Charles I Britannia standard silver two-pronged fork
Estimate £60 - £80 | Hammer £140
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Description
A reproduction of a Charles I Britannia standard silver two-pronged fork,
by Walter Wilson, London 1929,
notched terminal, engraved with two crests, length 17.4cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.
The original fork was made in 1632, and is the earliest English hallmarked fork. It is engraved with the arms of Manners and Broughton, made for John Manners, later 8th Earl of Rutland. The original fork was acquired by the nation and is in the Victorian and Albert Museum.