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Frederick William IV and King William I of Prussia—Six silver forks and one knife with a monogram Six silver forks with relief decoration: front side featuring a crowned eagle surrounded by rocaille motifs; reverse side featuring a crowned monogram (one fork bears the monogram “RW”). Four are hallmarked with the “L” and “M” hallmarks, respectively, the second master’s hallmark, and the maker’s mark “HUMBERT&SOHN,” the fifth fork, bearing the same monogram, is hallmarked with “K” and “HOSSAUER BERLIN.” The sixth fork features a crescent moon, a crown, fineness “800,” and “GEBR.FRIEDLÄNDER.” Length: 22.3 cm, total weight of forks: 651 g. Also included is a knife with a steel blade. On the handle is an indistinct coat of arms featuring an eagle beneath a crown, hallmarked with “15LOT” and “HOSSAUER.” Length: 25.2 cm See Scheffler, nos. 14, 15, 16, 22, 1849, 1961a. Frederick William IV (King of Prussia, 1840–1861), William I (King of Prussia, 1861–1888) and, following the founding of the German Empire in 1871, the first German Emperor. Condition: I–II
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