This rare Queen Anne silver three-prong carving fork shown above, by Benjamin Pyne, London, c.1710, with a turned wooden handle, 11½in (29cm) long, carries an estimate of £1500-2500 at Duke’s of Dorchester on January 23.
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The Fine Jewellery sale at Fellows in Birmingham on January 30 includes a 4in (10cm) Art Deco agate French desk clock with diamond hands. Although carrying only kite-shape poincon marks, it is similar to marked Boucheron examples.
Estimate £2500-3500.
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