A George Sharp Parcel-Gilt Silver Cold Meat Fork with Applied Cast Turtle three adjacent slip pockets

three adjacent slip pockets

Minor Modern Clarity Enhancement

Gold-Filled

lot is consigned directly from the Lumet family

Baguette-cut

A George Sharp Parcel-Gilt Silver Cold Meat Fork with Applied Cast Turtle three adjacent slip pocketsA George Sharp Parcel Gilt Silver Cold Meat Fork with Applied Cast Turtle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1866 Marks: PATENT 1866, (lion S lion) 11 5 8 inches (29. 5 cm) 5. 56 troy ounces PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN The fork with monogram M. J. D. engraved to finial. Condition Report*: Slight bend to tip of one tine, dulling and rubbing to gilting, and general surface scratches, with wear commensurate with age and normal use.