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Queens Pattern Sterling Georgian and Victorian Silver Egg Spoons (4) - Rosette Pattern
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Reference: S11292
Period: George IV
Year: 1825 and 1870
Silversmith: William Chawner, George Adams
Place: London
Price: $ 240.00
Weight: 125 grams
Dimensions: 12.3 cm
Condition: very good, light scratches to gilded bowls.
Description: A set of 4 Queens (also called Rosette) pattern egg spoons, 2 made by William Chawner in 1825 and the other 2 by George Adams in 1870 (of Chawner & Co.). The 4 spoons match perfectly, double struck with honeysuckle heel. All four spoons have the same engraved family crest, a leopard with whiskers above a a coronet, so belonged to the same family, but the crests were engraved at different times (so we assume the 1870 spoons were added to the earlier set). The spoons are fabulous quality, just over 30 grammes each, a pleasure to hold and use. The egg spoons have the traditional shovel shaped bowls with distinct shoulders, where they meet the stem, so quite different to teaspoons. The bowls are gilded, as is usual for egg spoons, to prevent corrosion from salt associated with egg. The hallmarks are clear on all 4 spoons. Queen's pattern is similar but heavier to Kings pattern, the shell at top front is convex (Pickford, Silver Flatware, page 124).
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Queens Pattern Sterling Georgian and Victorian Silver Egg Spoons (4) - Rosette Pattern
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