A SET OF TWELVE WILLIAM IV SILVER ADELAIDE PATTERN TABLE KNIVES AND FIVE MATCHING TABLE FORKS, maker's mark of Mary Chawner, London, 1837, the shaped foliate scroll handles chased with the Royal crown and engraved with the initials AR, the knives with steel blades stamped GARRARDS, the forks with steel tines--17 pieces (17)

Property from the Collection of Christopher Horne, Toronto, sold by Coopers & Lybrand Limited as court appointed receivers

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A SET OF TWELVE WILLIAM IV SILVER ADELAIDE PATTERN TABLE KNIVES AND FIVE MATCHING TABLE FORKS, maker's mark of Mary Chawner, London, 1837, the shaped foliate scroll handles chased with the Royal crown and engraved with the initials AR, the knives with steel blades stamped GARRARDS, the forks with steel tines--17 pieces (17)

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The initials are those of Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV, whom she married in 1818. The King died in 1837 and Adelaide enjoyed an active retirement, travelling extensively both at home and abroad. For a discussion of her life, see the footnote to the Howe Garniture, made for her by Garrard's between 1839 and 1852, Christie's, New York, April 14, 1994, lot 313.

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