b'75395394WILLIAM PARK rare Colonial Australian silver set of six forkswith engraved crest R.H.C. (RICHARD and HARRIET CLEBURNE married in Hobart on the 14th March 1838),Sydney origin, circa 1845,stamped W.P. with leopard, Gothic date letter S,lion passant and monarchs head,17cm long, 291 grams. (6)$3,0005,000395JOEL JOHN COHEN rare Colonial Australian silver set of five fiddle pattern forks with engraved monogram, Sydney origin, circa 1840,each stamped C.N. crowned leopards head, lion passant, Gothic date letter F, and monarchs head,17.5cm long, 272 grams total. (5)$3,0005,000396JOSEPH FORRESTER rare and important Colonial Australian silver christening mug with thistles, acanthus, roses and shamrock repousse decoration and strap handle, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land, circa 1842-46,stamped with pseudo hallmarks J.F. lion passant facing right, monarchs head and 18,10cm high, 11cm wide, 146 grams.Born in Perth, Scotland in 1805, Forrester was apprenticed to his uncle silversmith Robert Keay for seven years before being convicted of jewellery theft in January of 1829. He was sentenced to death before the sentence was commuted to transportation for life to Van Diemens Land. Forrest was assigned to a fellow convict silversmith in Hobart Town, DAVID BARCLAY, where he made numerous pieces under him. Silver pieces with Forresters own mark are extremely scarce with only one other confirmed example known, being a pair of sugar tongs auctioned in our rooms on the 24/5/25, lot 44.This impressive mug was the feature of an article by Bill Lowe in the Australiana magazine, May 2024, page 36.$8,00012,000396'