b'86SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemens Land from 1837 to 1843) sterling silver basting spoon, engraved with the family crest, retailed and engraved by the Sydney silversmith RICHARD LAMB, circa 1840,stamped LAMB with lion passant, male monarchs head, leopards head and date letter A,31.5cm long, 132 grams$2,0003,0007SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemens Land from 1837 to 1843) sterling silver sugar tongs, engraved with the family crest, made by Thomas Barker of London, circa 1830,15cm long, 48 grams$1,2002,0008SIR JOHN & LADY JANE FRANKLIN antique porcelain plate by Copeland & Garrett with embossed lotus design, hand-painted birds, blossoms and family crest.Sir John Franklin served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemens Land from 1837-1843. Franklin had a long and illustrious career serving in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars as well as the War of 1812, but most notably known for his third and final expedition, which was an attempt to open a route through the North West Passage to the Arctic ocean.24cm wide.PROVENANCEGell Family, direct descendants of Eleanor Franklin, Hopton Hall Sale, Sothebys, Chester, 5/9/89.$1,5002,50067'