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Pierced Vine Gilded Silver Dessert Spoons (Pair) - C J Vander
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Reference: S1632
Period: Elizabeth II
Year: 1979
Silversmith: C.J. Vander
Place: London
Price: $ 470.00
Weight: 157 grams
Dimensions: 18.7 cm
Condition: Excellent.
Description: A magnificent pair of Pierced Vine (also called Chased & Pierced Vine) pattern gilded dessert spoons, these are spectacular spoons. The pattern has interwoven vines, grapes and leaves, and a vacant cartouche on the back for initials or a family crest. The spoons are hand forged, a good weight and superb quality, as you would expect from Vander. The pattern was first produced by Francis Higgins for the Great Exhibition of 1851, and was intended for dessert. The pattern is described as "one of the most extraordinary silver flatware patterns in the world" by MP Levene, London silver dealers who still produce this pattern today. The hallmarks are clear on both spoons.
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Pierced Vine Gilded Silver Dessert Spoons - Vander
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Pierced Vine pattern - back of spoons
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Pierced Vine Stem
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Grape Leaf detail - pierced vine pattern
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Pierced vine - detail
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Vander Hallmarks
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Scale
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