A PAIR OF GEORGE III DESSERT FORKS
GEORGE FENWICK
£500
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
marked POUCH, G.F.TOBAGO, Edinburgh 1812, GF, of Old English pattern with vacant terminals (2)
Dimensions
16cm long, 86g
Footnote
Notes: George Fenwick II was apprentice to his father George Fenwick I who had been a successful Edinburgh silversmith most noticeably in partnership with George McHattie (as McHattie & Fenwick from around 1800).
George Fenwick II moved to Tobago in September 1821 but his time there was sadly short as he died only a few months later.
The marks to these handles prove interesting as it would appear that George Fenwick II possibly bought these items of old stock from his father and additionally stamped them for his new market in Tobago.