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Reference: S11607
Period: Victorian
Year: 1871
Silversmith: Chawner & Co. (George Adams)
Place: London
Price: $ 400.00
Weight: 72 grams
Dimensions: 16.5 cm
Condition: Very good, light scratches from use on back of fork tines. Slight kink in fork handle.
Description: A rare matching spoon and fork in the Old English Military Bead & Shell pattern, a pattern that is not recorded by Ian Pickford in his book "Silver Flatware". They are dessert size, so probably made for a child, as a Christening present. The base pattern is large bead (used in 19th century, fine bead was 18th century), but has been supplemented with the Shell pattern (concave on one side and convex on the other). This combination of bead and shell pattern is not recorded by Pickford and is not shown in the Chawner pattern book of 1875 (Pickford, Silver Flatware, pages 217-220), so must be described as rare. What adds to the rarity of this pair are the 2 small scrolls instead of shoulders, hence the Military designation, which has been recorded with Husk, Thread and Shell patterns, but not with Bead (Pickford page 230). The pair are double struck, and have engraved owners initials MH is script. Both are clearly hallmarked, including makers mark GA for Chawner & Co, who were the leading manufactures of silver flatware in Victorian England. They also have a circular dot journeyman's mark.
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