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Reference: S11490
Period: George III
Year: 1809-1824
Silversmith: Charles Fowler
Place: Elgin
Price: $ 180.00
Weight: 13 grams
Dimensions: 13.6 cm
Condition: Very good, slight wear to tip from use, some small pinhead dents to bowl.
Description: A rare Scottish provincial teaspoon in the Oar pattern, which is unique to Scotland. The teaspoon was made by Charles Fowler in Elgin, and is clearly hallmarked with makers mark CF, town mark ELn, and pseudo date letter C. The spoon is engraved with original owners initials in script (possibly DI). The makers mark and town mark are very clearly struck, they could not be better, close examination of the C pseudo date letter shows the start of the outline F on the right hand side, so possibly Fowler used his makers mark punch, but struck from the side to only show the C (further research required). Charles Fowler worked from 1809-1824, most of his silver is marked ELn (as opposed to ELGIN in full, which he used occasionally). He used a variety of different punches, including pseudo date letters A, B, C, D, E and F, and occasionally he used punches showing St Giles and the Elgin cathedral wall (see our sold soup ladle S 1300). A good summary of his marks is shown in the book Scottish Provincial Silversmiths by Richard Turner, a book we highly recommend. A very similar teaspoon by Charles Fowler of Elgin, with very similar hallmarks, can be seen on the Steppes Hill Farm website.
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Scottish Provincial Silver Oar Pattern Teaspoon
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Scottish Provincial Silver Oar Pattern Teaspoon - Charles Fowler, Elgin
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Scottish Provincial Silver engarved initials
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Provincial Silver Oar Pattern Teaspoon - Charles Fowler
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Charles Fowler, Elgin silver hallmarks
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Provincial Silver Oar Pattern Teaspoon
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