| INDEX | ALL SILVER |
| DESCRIPTION | Scarce set of six antique English Georgian solid sterling silver Old English pattern table forks with no engraving but a probable erasure verso. All the maker's mark are superb but some of the duty marks are part rubbed and one completely erased by the erasure of the engraving. The tines are nice and level and I suspect that they have been levelled only once. I have never seen PB.IB forks before so looked online for some guidance on the price. So far I have found nothing. None for sale and none ever sold. I know that they are rare but this situation is unique. If you can find some links to other PB.IB forks especially those with some price history please share. As this mark has passed unrecognised for most of its history I am fearful that much of the brothers' fork production has already succumbed to the melt. |
| SILVERSMITH | Peter and Jonathan Bateman, all marks beautifully struck. |
| DATE or HALLMARK | 1790 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | London |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 345 |
| LENGTH | 8+", 207mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | very good, tines levelled but still of good length, probable erasure verso, one duty mark erased, PB.IB marks all superb. |
| USA IMPORT TAX | USA resident buyers are now required to pay their US import tax at the time of posting. This tax has been added into the USA postage charge and will not need to be paid again. This applies to US buyers only. |
| UK BUYERS | VAT FREE until the end of this year. This applies to UK buyers only. |
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| Price £2,495 |
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