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This Lodge was chartered in 1818, and boasted such members as Oscar Wilde, Prince Leopold and Cecil Rhodes. It was once described as "the premier social club" of Oxford University.
THE FORKS AND NINE SPOONS MAKER'S MARK OF GEORGE WILLIAM ADAMS, LONDON, TEN FORKS 1848, TWO 1849, NINE SPOONS 1849-51, ONE MAKER'S MARK UNCLEAR, ?1827 AND TWO J. SMITH, EDINBURGH, 1846
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A SET OF TWELVE VICTORIAN SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN TABLE FORKS AND TABLE SPOONS FROM APOLLO LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS' AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
The forks and nine spoons maker's mark of George William Adams, London, ten forks 1848, two 1849, nine spoons 1849-51, one maker's mark unclear, ?1827 and two J. Smith, Edinburgh, 1846
Each engraved with Apollo, number 460 below, each engraved with a name and dates from 1849-54--57oz. (24)
The forks and nine spoons maker's mark of George William Adams, London, ten forks 1848, two 1849, nine spoons 1849-51, one maker's mark unclear, ?1827 and two J. Smith, Edinburgh, 1846
Each engraved with Apollo, number 460 below, each engraved with a name and dates from 1849-54--57oz. (24)
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