NELSON: Rare pair of George III fiddle pattern sterling silver dessert forks
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YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1800
ORIGIN: London, England
MAKER: William Eley & William Fearn, London, active c1797-1824
WEIGHT: 2.93 troy ounces (3.22 ounces or 91.20 grams)
STOCK CODE: MN6
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Item Description
A pair of fiddle pattern silver dessert forks by William Eley & William Fearn, London 1800, each engraved obverse with two family crests.
Length approx: 165mm / 6 1/2 inches
1. SAN JOSEF crest for Admiral Lord Nelson (1759-1805). Arms granted 28 Oct 1797.
2. CHELENGK crest added following Lord Nelson's ennoblement in November 1798 after the battle of the Nile as Baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, when he was granted an augmentation to his arms.
Nine matching dessert forks are in the collection of the The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich London (PLT0369)
History
Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805)
His step-son Josiah Nisbet (1780-1830)
By descent
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Heraldic Silver Ltd
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