Leopard Antiques Georgian Silver Flatware Set (17 pieces)

Georgian Silver Flatware Set (17 pieces)

Reference: S1333 Period: George IV Year: 1828, 1829, 1895 Silversmith: William Chawner Place: London Price: $ 1 150.00 Weight: 1336 grams Dimensions: Spoons 22.2 cm, ladles 18.2 cm, saltspoons 10.5 cm, butterknife 19.7cm. Condition: Excellent. Description: A matching set of crested Georgian silver flatware, including 12 tablespoons, 2 sauce ladles, 2 saltspoons and butterknife, all of very good gauge and quality. The pattern is Fiddle and Thread, and all pieces have an interesting double crest, indicating a marriage between 2 noble families. The first crest is of a head and shoulders of a bearded man with unruly hair, the second a raised fist holding a halbeard. The saltspoons have gilded bowls to prevent corrosion. The butterknife is a later addition to the set (made in 1895), and only has the bearded man crest. The makers mark on the butterknife has been removed, possibly to allow the retailer to overstamp. Chawner was a prolific spoonmaker, he ran a large workshop of journeymen, whose individual marks can be seen on the spoons (devices include stars, bars, circles and triangles).


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Flatware set (excluding butterknife)


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Back of set showing hallmarks

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