{"product_id":"pocket-fork-by-aaron-hadfield-1822","title":"Pocket Fork by Aaron Hadfield, 1822.","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorgian folding fruit fork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, made in Sheffield in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1822 by Aaron Hadfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most highly regarded Sheffield makers of silver fruit cutlery of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe elegant two-pronged fork is fashioned in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esterling silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and folds neatly into a beautifully worked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emother-of-pearl handle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The handle displays the wonderful natural iridescence of the shell and is embellished with delicate pique decoration, a vacant rectangular cartouche and finely engraved silver fittings. The lower section is particularly attractive, with diamond-cut decoration terminating in a distinctive shell-form finial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe silver fork bears a clear group of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheffield hallmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the maker's mark associated with Aaron Hadfield and the marks dating the piece to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1822\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAaron Hadfield worked from Pepper Alley, Sheffield, and became particularly noted for his silver cutlery and folding fruit knives and forks. His work from this period is admired for the combination of accomplished Sheffield silverwork with finely fashioned mother-of-pearl handles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13 cm in length\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this is a wonderfully compact example of the personal tableware carried by a gentleman or lady during the Georgian period. Folding silver fruit implements were intended for eating fruit at a time when the acidity of fruit could react with ordinary steel cutlery, making silver particularly suitable for the purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than two centuries old, the piece survives as both a practical object of Georgian ingenuity and a highly decorative example of early nineteenth-century Sheffield craftsmanship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aaron Hadfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sheffield, England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1822\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Georgian \/ George IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sterling silver and mother of pearl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 13 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Folding two-pronged fruit fork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barrington and Son","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48993213841508,"sku":"MB05","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/3836\/5540\/files\/MB051822AaronHadfield182213cm.jpg?v=1786688232","url":"https:\/\/www.barringtonandson.com\/products\/pocket-fork-by-aaron-hadfield-1822","provider":"Barrington and Son","version":"1.0","type":"link"}