Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 12th April - 12th April 2022
Lot 264
A pair of Victorian Regimental silver Fiddle pattern oyster forks
Estimate £60 - £80 | Hammer £300
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Description
A pair of Victorian Regimental silver Fiddle pattern oyster forks, The Leitrim Rifles,
by John Smyth, Dublin 1852,
with four tines and a cutting edge, the terminals engraved with the Regimental badge, approx. weight 2oz.
Raised in 1793 at Carrick-on-Shannon as the Leitrim Militia. In 1855 re-designated the Leitrim Rifles. In 1881 the Regiment became the 8th Battalion The Rifle Brigade. In 1889 The Regiment was disbanded.