Lot 40
Four Canadian Silver Fiddle Pattern Dessert Spoons and Four Dessert Forks, François Sasseville, Quebec City, Que., mid-19th century
Provenance:
Family of the painter, Théophile Hamel and his wife, Georgina-Mathilde Faribault, by descent
Note:
The engraved initials GBF are those of George-Barthélemy Faribault (1789-1866), a Canadian archaeologist, born in Quebec. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1811. In 1812, Faribault served as a militiaman during the invasion of Canada by the Americans. In 1822, he entered the civil service, attaining in 1832 the rank of assistant clerk of the Legislative Assembly, an office he continued to hold until 1855.