1866 Chawner & Co Sterling Silver Table Forks Pair
A pair of sterling silver table forks, fiddle, thread and shell pattern, initials removed, Chawner & Co, London circa 1866. Weight 185grams
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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silver cutlery / flatware, patterns
- fiddle and shell pattern 170
- fiddle and thread pattern 260
- fiddle pattern 1,139
- table / dinner forks - silver items 104
