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Reference: S11423
Period: George III
Year: 1818-1837
Silversmith: Lawrence Twentyman
Place: Cape
Price: $ 150.00
Weight: 64 grams
Dimensions: 19.8 cm
Condition: Very good, some knife scratch marks on back of tines from use. Very slight bend to 1 tine.
Description: A Cape silver table fork in the Fiddle pattern, with very clear Cape silver pseudo hallmarks for Lawrence Twentyman. The fork is engraved with an interesting family crest, a wolf's head erased, the engraving is still clearly visible. The engraving is on the back of the fork, dating back to a time when forks were placed on the table with tines pointed down. The fork is clearly hallmarked with makers mark LT and 4 pseudo hallmarks, all struck individually, pseudo duty mark, pseudo date letter e, pseudo Edinburgh Castle town mark and bird. this is mark 131 in the book "Cape Silver and Silversmiths" by Stephan Welz, but struck in a different order. Lawrence Twentyman was the most prolific of all Cape silversmiths, he had the first shop on Heerengracht (now Adderley Street) with a shop window. He worked between 1818 and 1837.
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Cape Silver Tablefork - Lawrence Twentyman
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