Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 11th July 2023
Lot 272
A matched pair of George III regimental silver Fiddle pattern table forks, The 23rd Regiment of
Estimate £60 - £80 | Hammer £80
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Description
A matched pair of George III regimental silver Fiddle pattern table forks, The 23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons,
by Mary Sumner, London 1806, and Richard Crossley, London 1811,
the reverse of the terminals engraved '23 Lt. Drag',
Provenance: A Private Collection of Military Silver.
It was raised for the third time in 1803, served in Spain at Talavera, Egypt and at Waterloo. The regiment was disbanded in 1817.