Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 12th April - 12th April 2022

Lot 251

Two Victorian and Edwardian silver Fiddle and Thread pattern table forks

Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £80

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Description

Two Victorian and Edwardian silver Fiddle and Thread pattern table forks, The 74th Punjabis,

by J and A Savory, London 1840, and Robert Stebbings, London 1903,

the terminals engraved with the regimental badge, approx. weight 5.5oz. (2)

In 1903 the 14th Madras Infantry was re-designated the 74th Punjabis. During World War I they served in Hong Kong, India and Egypt. The Regiment was disbanded in 1939.