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A SILVER FISH SLICE

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A SILVER FISH SLICE
MAKER'S MARK OF JOSIAH PENFIELD & CO., SAVANNAH, 1820-1828

The pierced blade roulette-engraved with a fish, the handle decorated with a sheaf of wheat and engraved with a script monogram WAG; marked on reverse
12¼in. long
(4oz. 10dwt.)

拍品专文

Josiah Penfield (1785-1828) was the nephew of Frederick Marquand and was in charge of Marquand's Savannah business. In 1815, Marquand left the firm to his nephew, and in 1820, Frederick Marquand Jr. joined Penfield to form Josiah Penfield & Co.