Thomas Mangy
A Charles II Provincial Antique English Silver Fork, 1677
Length: 7 3/4"
York
V9743
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With two prongs and a trefid terminal, front and back both engraved with foliage. Provenance: S.J. Shrubsole, London, June 1985 Ian Pickford in “Silver Flatware, English, Irish, and Scottish 1660-1980”,...
With two prongs and a trefid terminal, front and back both engraved with foliage.
Provenance:
S.J. Shrubsole, London, June 1985
Ian Pickford in “Silver Flatware, English, Irish, and Scottish 1660-1980”, p. 77, comments of trefid forks: "These are very rare, the fork only just coming into general use in England at the end of the seventeenth century. When found, trefid forks usually have three prongs, although occasionally, two and sometimes four prong forks are found."
Provenance:
S.J. Shrubsole, London, June 1985
Ian Pickford in “Silver Flatware, English, Irish, and Scottish 1660-1980”, p. 77, comments of trefid forks: "These are very rare, the fork only just coming into general use in England at the end of the seventeenth century. When found, trefid forks usually have three prongs, although occasionally, two and sometimes four prong forks are found."