Fork and Knife
Dateca. 1770
Marked by
John or Joseph Guest
MediumEnamel on copper, silver, and steel
DimensionsFork: OL: 8 7/16” (tines and haft); L: 4 3/4” (haft only); W: 1”; Depth: 11/16”.
Knife: OL: 11 1/16" (blade and haft); L: 4 1/8" (haft only); W: 1 1/4”; Depth: 7/8”.
Knife: OL: 11 1/16" (blade and haft); L: 4 1/8" (haft only); W: 1 1/4”; Depth: 7/8”.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2025-38,1&2
DescriptionFork and knife: white ground enamel pistol-shaped hafts painted with floral sprigs in green, yellow, pink, blue, and black; silver scalloped ferrules; the fork with two steel tines; the knife with a scimitar steel blade marked “I / GUEST” for John or Joseph Guest, cutlers in Birmingham, England.Mark(s)The knife blade marked “I / GUEST” for John or Joseph Guest, cutlers in Birmingham, England.ProvenancePart of a set of 12 knives and forks (six of each form) that sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., New York, November 29, 1976, lot 194; Sold at Christie’s, London, The Sunday Sale: Property of the late Monty Lewis, removed from Hyver Manor & Property of the late Dr William Lindsay Gordon, 29 March 2009, lot 139; an English Private Collection. Purchased by Juno Antiques and this single knife and fork sold to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in April 2025.