Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a fine quality early Victorian Sterling Silver Salt Spoon in the traditional Fiddle pattern. The spoon has a gilt interior to the bowl and there are no initials or personalisation of any kind.

The salt spoon was made in London by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater and dates to 1847. The firm traced its origin back to a business started by Thomas Wallis in around 1758. His son, Thomas Jnr, formed a partnership with Jonathan Hayne in 1810 and Hayne eventually took sole control of the firm in 1821. He was succeeded by his son Samuel Hayne who took Dudley Cater as his partner in 1836. They finally ceased trading in 1865.

Condition is extremely good, with no dings or dents, no salt corrosion or loss to the gilding and just the minimal superficial surface wear that you would expect after over 175 years of good service. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The salt spoon is 9.6cm / 3.8ins long and weighs in at 10.3g / 0.36oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks, on the underside of the stem, are nice and clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the leopard's head assay mark for London, the Gothic date letter M for 1847, the Queen Victoria duty mark and the S H over D C makers' mark for Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater.

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