A set of six Old English tableforks, by George Smith and William Fearn London 1789, engraved with the Royal crest within the Order of the Garter all beneath a Royal Crown .
Price: £550.00
                                                                                                    The crest on these forks indicate possible use by a Royal appointee, either diplomatic or household, rather than necessarily being commissioned by a member of the Royal family.

A silver-gilt replica of the Manners fork, by Walter Willson London 1936, engraved with the crests from the orginal fork. This fork is in a later box.
Price: £185.00
                                                                                                          The original "Manners Fork" made in London in 1632 by Richard Crosse is the earliest recorded silver fork made by an English workshop and is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. They purchased it in 1923 from the London-based dealer, Walter H. Wilson, for £100. The crests on this fork are copied from the original and are those of John Manners (1604-1679), future 8th Earl of Rutland, and his wife Frances Montagu (1613-1671) whom he married in 1628. He inherited Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire in 1623. In 1924 the Curator of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum recorded in the notes for this fork that the matching spoon had recently been discovered under one of the floors of Haddon Hall.

A Coburg pattern dessert fork, London 1828 by William Chawner.
Price: £140.00                                                        

A Hanoverian pattern sweetmeat fork, by Frederick Rudolph Precht Amsterdam 1751 .
Price: £95.00

Of Military interest:: A heavy fiddle, thread and husk tablefork, by William Eaton London 1828, crested for the 17th Lancers.
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                                                                                                          The 17th Lancers were raised (as the 18th Light Dragoons) by Colonel John Hale who brought news of General Wolfe's death in Quebec back to England (leading to their unusual crest). Having seen service in many theatres of war they were redesignated the 17th Lancers in 1823 and in 1826 Lord Bingham (later 3rd Earl of Lucan) purchased their Lieutenant Colonelcy. He invested heavily in the Regiment and they were sometimes called "Bingham's Dandies". Under Bingham they were part of the Charge of the Light Brigade he commanded. Following several amalgamations they now form part of the Royal Lancers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

A New Gothic pattern dessert fork by George Adams London 1867 .
Price:£75.00
                                                                                                    The design for the New Gothic pattern was registered on December 13th 1854.

A mother-of-pearl handled picklefork, Birmingham 1832 by TB, perhaps for Thomas Bartleet Junior.
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