NELSON: Rare pair of George III fiddle pattern sterling silver table forks
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YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1799
ORIGIN: London, England
MAKER: William Eley & William Fearn, London, active c1797-1824
WEIGHT: 5.18 troy ounces (5.69 ounces or 161.20 grams)
STOCK CODE: MN2
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Item Description
A pair of fiddle pattern silver table forks by William Eley & William Fearn, London 1799, each engraved obverse with two family crests.
Length: 205mm / 8 inches
SAN JOSEF crest for Admiral Lord Nelson (1759-1805). Arms granted 28 Oct 1797.
CHELENGK crest added following Lord Nelson's ennoblement in November 1798 following the battle of the Nile as Baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, when he was granted an augmentation to his arms.
Six similar matching silver table forks engraved with both the SAN JOSEF and CHELENGK crests are in the collection of the The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich London (PLT0357)
A fiddle pattern basting spoon by William Eley & William Fearn, London 1798, similarly engraved with the Nelson crests was sold Christies, London 19 October 2005 (£6600)
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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