Lot 80
Elgin - a set of six Scottish provincial table forks
Auction: 13 February 2008 at 11:00 GMT
£1,200
Description
by William Ferguson of Elgin, circa 1825, marked WF, ELn, WF, of Fiddle pattern with engraved initial G in script to reverse of terminal
Dimensions
21cm long, combined weight 11.5oz
Footnote
Notes: The town mark struck to these forks with the dot below the N is unusual and only noted on a very small amount of Ferguson's work. This is not the same punch as seen in conjunction with his other town marks or the other town marks used by various other Elgin makers of the time.