Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a good quality Victorian Sterling Silver Salt Spoon in the traditional Fiddle pattern. The bowl of the spoon is gilded and there are no initials or personalisation of any kind.

The spoon was made in Exeter by silversmith John Stone and dates to 1855. John Stone was one of Exeter's foremost silversmiths. He was a specialist spoon maker working from premises initially in New Bridge Street and later the High Street between the early 1820s and his death in 1868. He was succeeded in the business by his son Thomas Hart Stone who registered his own mark in 1863 and after his death in 1873 was in turn followed by his widow Frances Stone.

Condition is extremely good, with no dings or dents, no salt corrosion and just the minimal superficial surface wear that you would expect after over 170 years of use.

The salt spoon is 10.6cm / 4.1ins long and weighs in at a respectable 14.8g / 0.52oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the underside of the stem, are well struck and clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the three towered wall assay mark for Exeter, the date letter T for 1855, the Queen Victoria duty mark and the J.S makers' mark for John Stone.

Shipping in the UK is £5 by Royal Mail Tracked 24.
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