Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 12th April - 12th April 2022
Lot 270
A George III Irish Regimental silver Fiddle pattern table fork
Estimate £40 - £60 | Hammer £200
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Description
A George III Irish Regimental silver Fiddle pattern table fork, Kilkenny Militia,
by Samuel Neville, Dublin 1808,
the reverse of the terminal with the Regimental badge, length 20.2cm, approx. weight 2.4oz.
Raised in 1793 in Kilkenny and often referred to as the City of Kilkenny Militia. In 1855, the Regiment was re-designated The Kilkenny Fusiliers Regiment. In 1881 the Regiment became the 5th Bn The Royal Irish Regiment. It disbanded in 1922.