Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 12th April - 12th April 2022
Lot 278
A George III Irish regimental silver Fiddle pattern table fork
Estimate £40 - £60 | Hammer £180
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Description
A George III Irish regimental silver Fiddle pattern table fork, Londonderry Militia,
by Samuel Neville, Dublin 1804,
the reverse of the terminal with the Regimental badge, length 19cm, approx. weight 2.3oz.
Raised in 1793 at Derry. In 1855 it became the Londonderry Light Infantry Militia. In 1882, The Regiment was converted to an artillery unit part of 9 Brigade North Irish Division (Artillery) until 1909 when it was disbanded.