A late 17th / early 18th century Italian silver fork, Venice circa 1700, possibly by Andrea Cernovich (active 1696-1714)

A late 17th / early 18th century Italian silver fork, Venice circa 1700, possibly by Andrea Cernovich (active 1696-1714)

Three prongs, with a faceted and shaped stem with an upward scroll terminal culminating in a chased maiden head mask. Marked to the reverse with AC with a tower in between, town mark (zecca) and a further obscured mark.

Length – 15.5 cm / 6.05 inches

Weight – 35 grams / 1.13 ozt

Discussion of other marks: Piero Pazzi, I Punzoni Dell Argenteria E Oreficeria Veneziana, Venice, 1990 p. 39, mark N. 18, and p. 43, mark N.28.