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Victorian Silver Rose Pattern Teaspoons (Set of 6)
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Reference: S1764
Period: Victorian
Year: 1899
Silversmith: Elkington & Company
Place: London
Price: $ 230.00
Weight: 268 grams
Dimensions: 13.3 cm
Condition: Excellent, light scratches to bowls which will polish out in time.
Description: A rare set of 6 Rose pattern Victorian silver teaspoons, by the highly respected firm of Elkington. These are the heaviest and best quality teaspoons we have ever encountered, each teaspoon averages over 44 grammes, no expense was spared when these were made. The pattern is double struck, and has good detail, with trailing roses, and Anthemion heel (Pickford, Silver Flatware, pg 131. The crest area has not been engraved. The hallmarks are clear, it appears the Elkington and Co Ltd makers mark is overstriking another maker, indicating Elkington purchased these from a specialist maker (possibly CJ Vander, who are known to have possessed Rose pattern dies, depicted in Pickfords book, pg 25) and overstruck their mark, a common practise. Pickford describes the pattern as rare, and he notes 2 different types (different heels). Close examination shows that these spoons have a slightly different design from the one depicted in Pickfords Flatware book (pg 131), with more leaves, so different dies must have been made.
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Victorian Silver Rose Pattern teaspoons
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Rose pattern silver teaspoons - detail
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Rose pattern silver teaspoons - back detail
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Rose pattern silver spoons - back of bowl
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Rose pattern silver spoons - double struck
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Rose pattern silver spoons - detail
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Elkington Victorian hallmarks
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Rose pattern spoons - scale
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