Tuesday 21 February 2023
A set of eleven George II silver table forks, London, 1749, Ebenezer Coker, Hanoverian pattern...
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A set of eleven George II silver table forks, London, 1749, Ebenezer Coker, Hanoverian pattern with engraved crest to reverse of terminals, together with a set of ten dessert forks, marks rubbed, probably Thomas Chawner, c.1775, engraved with crest to reverse of terminals, and two later silver dessert forks, total weight approx. 42.1oz (a lot)
Provenance: Property from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best-known as the author John le Carré.
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