Stock No. 5303	George I toy silver fire-irons
	George I sterling silver toy fire-irons of very good gauge. London circa 1725. The irons have a pointed pick above the curving shoulders with which logs could be moved on the fire. The straight arms attached to the shoulders end in flat-sided ovoid pans and on the outside of each of these is stamped the maker's mark.
	Maker :- David Clayton of London

Condition :-Excellent. The gauge of silver is extremely good. The only hallmark is the maker's mark which is stamped on the outside of each pan at the base of the handles. One is very crisp, the other is only slightly worn.
Circa :- 1725
Size :- 4 inches (10.1 cm) long
Weight :- 0.33 ozt (10 g)
The eighteenth century was the peak period for the production of silver toys in England. David Clayton only made silver toys and his work was extremely prolific and skilled and always of very high quality. Apart from the great master, George Manjoy, who preceded him by some years, David Clayton was by far and away the most outstanding silver toy specialist in England in his time.

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