A wrought iron toasting fork designed by Ernest Gimson
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £380
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Description
A wrought iron toasting fork designed by Ernest Gimson, probably made by Alfred Bucknell, with wrought heart motif to stem, the octagonal guard stamped with geometric panels, the pierced handle with sun motif hanging hole, unsigned, 49cm. long
Literature
Annette Carruthers and Mary Greensted, Simplicity or Splendour, Cheltenham Museum & Art Gallery, page 113 catalogue no.71, figure 61 for a comparable example illustrated.
