Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a good quality George III Sterling Silver Salt Spoon in the traditional Old English pattern. The spoon has a crest of a lion engraved at the top of the stem.

The salt spoon was made in London by renowned spoon makers William Eley & William Fearn and dates to 1800. William Eley registered his first mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1778 and worked alone for nearly 20 years before forming a partnership with William Fearn in 1797. They were joined between 1808 and 1814 by William Chawner who then left to form Chawner & Co. William Eley died in 1824 and the family business was continued by his three sons.

Condition is very good, with no dings or dents and just the superficial surface wear that you would expect after over 220 years of good service. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The salt spoon is 10.5cm / 4.1ins long and weighs in at a respectable 11.1g / 0.39oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the underside of the stem, are a little rubbed but still clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the London date letter E for 1800, the George III duty mark and the W E over W F makers' mark for William Eley & William Fearn.

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