Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a good trio of early Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver Teaspoons in the traditional Fiddle pattern. The spoons have no initials or personalisation of any kind.

The teaspoons are made in Glasgow by John Finlay and date to 1838, the first full year of Queen Victoria's long reign. John Finlay entered his first mark in 1828 and is best known for his flatware. In 1843 the firm became a partnership Finlay & Field but just a few years later in 1848 their Buchanan Street premises became a victim of looting during the Glasgow Bread Riots and much of their stock of jewellery, silver and watches was stolen. However they recovered and remained in business until at least the mid-1850s.

Condition is good with just a couple of tiny dings and one bowl being slightly out of shape but still perfectly usable, plus the superficial surface wear that you would expect after 185 years of use. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

Each spoon is 14.2cm / 5.6ins long and the set of three together weighs in at a respectable 52.2g / 1.8oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the undersides of the stems, are well struck and very clear to read. They show the lion rampant for Scottish Sterling Silver, the tree, fish, bird & bell assay mark for Glasgow, the date letter T for 1838, the William IV duty mark (Queen Victoria's duty mark didn't appear in Glasgow until 1839) and the J.F makers' mark for John Finlay.

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