Description:

A rare Australian silver fork with retailer's mark of David Barclay, probably manufactured by Joseph Forrester, Hobart, circa 1835, the Fiddle pattern fork is stamped with pseudo mark "D.B/Lion Passant/Leopard's Head/S/Monarch's Head". 16 cm long. For similar mark see: “Nineteenth Century Australian Silver by JB Hawkins, plate 451”