(17) 19th century, British Sterling Silver Forks, each with three tines and engraved Unicorn heraldic symbols, handles are engraved with a unicorn passant, referencing the Scottish Cunningham clan: a) (10) dinner forks by London silversmith Isaac Callard, circa 1869, b) (3) 1738, dinner forks by Edinburgh, Scotland silversmiths, James Ker or John Kincard, with assay master initials AU for Archibald Ure. c) (4) forks with illegible marks but with matching unicorn passant. Total weight: 1000 g (32.15 troy oz).

Dimensions are: dinner fork - 7 3/4" long, salad forks - 6 1/4" long. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: Free of breaks, dings, or repairs. Light tarnishing and wear on tines due to use.

These items are part of the Slade family holdings of paintings, sterling silver and Chinese porcelain (see Oakridge Auction Gallery's March 14th auction, lots. 149 to lot. 155, which was a Chinese blanc de chine Dehua figurine of a robed Bodhidharma or Damo which sold for $416,000USD). The collection was assembled by several members of the family and then by descent to the present owner. The collection was begun by Henry Adolphus Warre Slade (1869 - 1936). He was a British businessman, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1908/09) and the Director of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation between 1900 and 1902. The collection was added to by his sons, Royal Navy Commander Gerald Gordon Slade, who fought in both World Wars, and his brother Maurice Gordon Slade, pictured with his mother Beatrice Slade (photo not included). The Slade family hold peerage and are noted in “Burke's Peerage” by Charles Mosley.