Lot 26
Canadian Silver Fiddle Pattern Flatware, Laurent Amiot, Quebec City, Que., c.1820
Lot 26 Details
Canadian Silver Fiddle Pattern Flatware, Laurent Amiot, Quebec City, Que., c.1820
comprising twenty-two pieces: 8 table spoons, 6 table forks, 2 tea spoons, mustard spoon, salt spoon, serving spoon, ladle, sugar nips, and a butter knife
serving spoon length 12.2 in — 31 cm
43.7 oz. — 1360 grams
Estimate $600-$800
Provenance:
Family of the painter, Théophile Hamel and his wife, Georgina-Mathilde Faribault, by descent
Note:
The engraved initials GBF are those of George-Barthélemy Faribault (1789-1866), a Canadian archaeologist, born in Quebec. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1811. In 1812, Faribault served as a militiaman during the invasion of Canada by the Americans. In 1822, he entered the civil service, attaining in 1832 the rank of assistant clerk of the Legislative Assembly, an office he continued to hold until 1855.