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Reference: S11609
Period: Victorian
Year: 1850
Silversmith: Chawner & Co. (George Adams)
Place: London
Price: $ 320.00
Weight: 39 grams
Dimensions: 14.7 cm
Condition: Excellent.
Description: A rare Tudor pattern runcible spoon, also called a spork, intended for pickle or chutney, made by Chawner & Co, the leading flatware maker of Victorian England. Runcible spoons were popularised by Edward Lear in "The Owl and the Pussycat - They dined on mince and slices of quince which they ate with a runcible spoon". The runcible spoon is a pleasing quality, and is in excellent condition, it is clearly engraved with a family crest of an armoured arm holding up a spear, with a wreath on the end. The Tudor pattern is a Gothic Revival pattern, it has 2 small scroll circular projections on each side of the stem, this differentiates it from the "Straight Tudor" pattern. The runcible spoon is clearly hallmarked. In addition, it also carries the British Registry design number and date chart diamond, which rarely occurs on silver flatware. The presence of the design mark indicates that Chawner registered the design to protect it being copied. Tudor is described by Pickford (Silver Flatware page 150) as "a rare Chawner & Co pattern registered August 14th 1850, along with Straight Tudor, it appears in the Chawner Pattern book (page 218). Odd pieces may on rare occasions, be found, but building a service would be extremely difficult". The Tudor pattern is showcased in the V&A museum in London.
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