In around 1759 Joseph Fry started making chocolate and the rest
hydrous silicate of magnesia that is found in pockets within clay or serpentine deposits
above a hinged writing slope
With a lifespan of around twelve years
The fine peacock wood cane terminating in a hallmarked silver handle fashioned as armadillo armour
An Early 19thC French Passport, Signed by Jules, Prince du Polignac, Later Prime Minister of France sub-Antiques In around 1759 Joseph FryOrigin: France Period: Restauration Provenance: Unknown Date: 1824 Length: 17 inches Width: 10. 5 inches A French passport document bearing the Bourbon arms, made out Au nom du Roi (in the name of the king), to allow a certain Thomas Fitzwilliam English Gentleman, safe passage back from Calais to London. The document is countersigned, stamped, and inscribed by various officials in Dieppe, Calais, and Paris, documenting Mr Fitzwilliam's various