Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Sterling Silver

A Collection of Sterling Silver and Silver-Toned Items Including an Antler-Handled Bread Fork and a Pearl Necklace - A collection of silver and silver-toned items featuring an English bread fork with a natural antler handle and sterling silver mounts. The terminal of the fork displays an Ionic-style scroll design, while the ferrule bears British hallmarks including the maker mark H G, a lion passant, and a date letter in a shield. The lot includes a sterling silver condiment spoon in the fiddle pattern, struck with London hallmarks for the maker J S, a leopard head, a lion passant, and a lowercase date letter a. Also included is a shoehorn with an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with repoussé scroll and foliate motifs; it bears partially worn British hallmarks and a maker mark ending in & Co. The collection is completed by a single strand of graduated cream-coloured pearls, likely cultured or imitation, with a decorative oval clasp set with green and colourless paste stones, stamped SILVER on the reverse.