Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 11th July 2023
Lot 262
A George III regimental silver Old English pattern tablespoon, 1st West York Rifles,
Estimate £60 - £80 | Hammer £20
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Description
A George III regimental silver Old English pattern tablespoon, 1st West York Rifles,
over-struck with maker's mark of E.H, London 1815, also struck with '1st WY',
the terminal with the regimental badge, approx. weight 2.4oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection of Military Silver.
Raised in 1759 at Leeds as the 1st West York Militia, in 1833 it became the 1st West York Rifles and was disbanded in 1953.