Wednesday 28 May 2014

Silver Forks from Regency England



These Georgian .925 silver table forks were made by the  London silversmiths Josiah & George Piercy during the Regency period. The forks have an engraved monogram on the rear of their handles, which adds to their charm and history.






Both forks are fully hallmarked and are in good condition. They have patina commensurate with items of this age - in this case, knife marks on the forks' tines.



Acknowledgments
Jeff475-uk for the use of images and text used on ebay.
Fox Cottage Silver
Thomas Batlings 



Tuesday 27 May 2014

Georgian Forks with a Rare Anchor Engraving


These Georgian sterling silver table forks are fully hallmarked and are in great condition for their age. They were made by the renound London silversmith Jonathan Hayne in 1825. 



They have an impressive engraving of an anchor on the handle of each fork, which I believe to be the family crest of the historic grey family.

The forks are fully hallmarked and weigh about 142 gms. The hallmarks include the George IV duty mark, the date letter "k", the London leopard, the lion passant and the maker's mark (JH). 

They have patina commensurate with items of this age (knife marks on the forks' tines - as shown below).