Burnell and Rowe

Description

Here we have a good quality late Victorian Sterling Silver Salt Spoon in the classic Old English pattern. Salt spoons were starting to get smaller by this time but this one is still of a decent size and more suited to 19th century open salts than to the smaller 20th century ones. There are no initials or personalisation of any kind.

The spoon is made in London by Charles Boyton (II) and dates to 1893. There were four generations of Charles Boytons who worked as silversmiths in London dating back to 1825. In 1933 the company was taken over and although it continued into the 1970s there was no longer any Boyton family involvement.

Condition is very good with no dings or dents and just the superficial surface wear that has to be expected in an item of this age and use. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The salt spoon is 9cm / 3.5ins long and weighs a very respectable 9.0g / 0.32oz 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 leopard's head assay mark for London, the date letter S for 1893 and the distinctive CB in conjoined circles makers' mark for Charles Boyton (II).

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