Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a good quality regional Victorian Sterling Silver Teaspoon in the classic Fiddle pattern. The spoon has the initials AS elegantly engraved at the top of the stem.

The spoon is made in Exeter by silversmith William Rawlings Sobey and dates to 1846. Sobey was a specialist spoon maker who was active in the city of Exeter from 1813 to his death in 1852. The Exeter assay office closed in 1883 and this has made Exeter marked silver much sought after by collectors.

Condition is very good with just two truly tiny dings in the bowl and the superficial surface wear that has to be expected after over 175 years of use. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The teaspoon is 14.5cm / 5.7ins long and weighs a very respectable 20.2g / 0.71oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the underside of the stem, are well struck and very clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the three towered wall assay mark for Exeter, the Gothic date letter K for 1846, the Queen Victoria duty mark and the W.R.S in conjoined circles makers' mark for William Rawlings Sobey.

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